The Time: 7:50 PM May 15th, 2017 The Place: In an Uber headed to Ysabel in Los Angeles, California for my 33rd birthday dinner We were in an Uber with a driver from Brooklyn or the Bronx, I don’t remember but I do remember the music playing. There were no words just a steady stream of beats. I instantly knew…
Today was the first day of Spring. Which is ironic because there is still snow on the ground from the snow storm last Tuesday. Only now it’s hardened and turned to ice with trash and gunk and animal secretions covering it. (Why God doesn’t anyone in Harlem pick up their dog shit?) I’m utterly sick and tired of winter but…
I’m currently at work with the illest cold. I feel stuffy yet my nose is running like a faucet. Yes, I once again, have the New York Fashion Week Flu. No it’s not really the flu, thank God, but I am sick. How did this happen? I only attended 2 days worth of Fashion Week. But I was out there…
In the elevator of our building on Day 1, we met a Canadian gentleman who insisted we go around the corner to Cafe Arcangel for breakfast. It was some of the best advice we received during our stay. Cafe Arcangel’s entrance is so tiny you could pass by it if you aren’t on the lookout for it. It’s a lovely…
A few days ago I attended a pretty awesome office holiday party. My boss held the shindig at Streetbird in Harlem and I had a hell of a time knocking back Moscow mules and shooting the shit with all 9 people who make up our company. This year was pretty awesome in regards to my career. I must say I…
Today it was cold. I live in Harlem, where the buildings are old and renovated. Where the heat automatically comes on in October and stays on until April. You can’t control the heat and boy does it get hot sometimes when it’s still 60 degrees outside. But today Beloveds, I am thankful for this little thing we call project heat,…
