Flying up on Wednesday, my first NY stop was lunch at Diner in the hipster heart of Williamsburg, where the burger was nicely done and the skinny black pants required. (Also, Legacy Euphoria is a new favorite beer.) Exploring on foot, I discovered a hideaway to eat at next time I’m around Greenpoint, and a [...]

Picking up my friend Laura from the Miami airport last Thursday night, we drove to South Beach’s Tapas y Tintos on Espanola Way to meet my friends (and work colleagues) Jessica, Mayur, and Mayur’s girlfriend Rebecca. Here’s how Rebecca and Mayur met: Joined by Stuart and Christian, we headed over to Hoy Como Ayer to [...]

With Jenne, even attempts to close doors are elevated to a new level—how many doors remain open for us with creativity…

The narrator’s words in Mrs. Dalloway (“How fresh like frilled linen clean from a laundry laid in wicker trays the roses looked,”) fit perfectly at the Pinecrest market this weekend—my friend Jessica turned to these frilled orchids and grabbed my arm. Nearby, these alluring orchids looked as if sultry insects had tracked across the petals. [...]

My sister Kat and I are reading one book together each month in 2009. This is February’s book; please join us below and in March for Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield. Last night, I sat with vintage dresses draped across my lap, remembering the moment the bottom seam came loose on the brown [...]