Our heroine flew with congestion-filled head and chest to the oh-so cold city of Toronto last Friday. She touched down to find herself in the middle of a blizzard and doomed to wait in an hour long taxi line. But have no fear, a nice man from Abu Dhabi offered to share his cab with… Continue reading Toronto Revelries: an Installment
Category: Notes from the Road
New York Revelries: An Installment
In a madcap adventure set in New York, our heroine zips through subways and jaunts on the Upper East Side back down to Midtown. Here, she hails cabs and can elbow along the sidewalk with the best of them, mittens on hand, ear-flapped hat on head. She meanders to the 92 St. Y for an… Continue reading New York Revelries: An Installment
NYC: Let’s talk tea
The tea videos I filmed in New York earlier this year are now viewable online at www.about.com. There were five in total that we shot and three links are posted below from our all-day shoot. They had an amazing team- the woman filming us has a masters in journalism and has had her documentary on… Continue reading NYC: Let’s talk tea
Frayed thread
I came home from Mexico ill and not of the gastro variety. Instead my body found it sufficient, glassy eyes and congested head to lie in bed all day Monday until at 5:30 p.m. I pulled myself up off of the grassy flannel sheets and allowed my eyes oh- five minutes to focus out of… Continue reading Frayed thread
Things I love so far last week- MEXICO Edition
1. A brief foray through the Condessa district, similar to NYC’s SoHo area. 2. Mellowing out before bed every night in my hammock, overlooking the city and praying. 3. Discovering old Mexico on foot with my friend Rod. 4. Speaking Spanish with flourish 5. Conversations with taxi drivers 6. Finding a chain of book stores… Continue reading Things I love so far last week- MEXICO Edition
Early Taste Edition: Things I love so far this week
I am having flashbacks to being a vegetarian in France from earlier this year (except raw vegetables are a no-no in Mexico unless you would personally like to bear the weight of Montezuma’s revenge.) Nonetheless, the past few days have held some amazing tastes. As you can imagine, I have been waking up early to… Continue reading Early Taste Edition: Things I love so far this week
Awake and up to no good…
I am sitting in a semi-lit hotel room thinking and the thoughts are like words being spoken aloud. But perhaps that’s my dramatic way of listening to the air conditioning. I had dinner with a friend tonight at my favorite Afghani find from last year. Kiernan (with such a cool name) got me thinking. I… Continue reading Awake and up to no good…
Eat your heart out SF
So yours truly is now on Getty Images. That’s right, if you type in the correct spelling of my name, it will pull up a photo of me, Nicole and Esai Morales. 2 minutes before the photo was taken ME: Esai, thank you for being a positive force for Latinos in the film industry. You’ve… Continue reading Eat your heart out SF
New York: small moments at the speed of the subway
Being back in New York feels increasingly familiar. The other day I was thinking about this vegan restaurant I like to visit in Chelsea and was wondering if I had gone three times this year, would the waiter know I’m not from here? Anonymity’s freedom is like an elixir of which you sometimes want a… Continue reading New York: small moments at the speed of the subway
Pandemonium… for books
Tonight I attended a fabulous birthday party and even made the birthday cake with some set parameters that it needed to be an orange cake. So I made an orange cake with a Green Tea Tropical glaze, caramel frosting and a lavender fleur de sel sprinkled on each slice. Yum. And while I was at… Continue reading Pandemonium… for books
Seattle- in Brief
After a highly successful day at the college and university show (I think I could classify for energizer bunny status), we dismantled our booth and Rob decided to go have a cocktail and change for dinner, while I headed over to a late matinee of Harry Potter. I left the theater enthused and infused with… Continue reading Seattle- in Brief
Seattle- Today
— I could never live here. I feel like I’ve walked the entire downtown in one fell swoop. Having just come from the giantess that is New York and being tethered to the small town / big city dynamic of San Fran., Seattle in all its beauty feels far too small. — I am looking… Continue reading Seattle- Today