Lisbon Food Find: Pastéis de Belém
Pastéis de Belém is a patisserie open since 1837 that is believed to be the birthplace of the flaky, custardy Portuguese pastry best known as the Portuguese Tart. Many more maintain it to be the finest Portuguese Tart purveyor in all of Lisbon. So who am I to argue with over 100 years of local […]
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NYC Boutique Hotel Find: The Bowery Hotel
Splurging a little on a stay at the The Bowery Hotel is well worth the investment if you’re easily seduced by high-design hotels, velvety luxury and the glamour of the past. The hotel already hints at a storied past as soon as the top-hatted, red-vested doormen lead the way to the soothingly lit lobby bar which […]
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London Cool Shop Find: Nudie Jeans Repair Shop
Nudie Jeans, the Swedish denim label best known for its philosophy behind keeping pure, raw denim at its heart while promoting sustainable fashion, is urging London denim heads to take care of their denim at it’s first ever Nudie Jeans Repair Shop. Nudie uses the London concept store innovatively to speak to the brand’s true […]
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NYC Cool Shop Find: In God We Trust
A cult favourite amongst hip Brooklynites, In God We Trust, a fashion label best known for its clean, quirky, vintage vibe is quickly becoming its own mini fashion empire with three stores in SoHo, Greenpoint, Williamsburg and counting. Each store, which is lovingly decorated with antiques (also for sale) carries the label’s own men’s and ladies […]
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NYC Underground Dining Find: EatWith Ai
Inside an impossibly cool Williamsburg loft, there is Ai, a Japanese girl serving small groups of adventurous eaters with inspired 5 course Japanese dinners in what has to be the most underground of underground dining experiences. Thanks to EatWith, a website that can be described as the Airbnb of restaurants; Ai has a platform for […]
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London Restaurant Find: Dishoom Shoreditch
The word “Dishoom” is the old Bollywood sound effect when a hero lands a good punch. So it’s fitting that the “Bombay café” of the same name, in Shoreditch packs quite a punch. Introducing Londoners to a novel take on Indian food, Dishoom’s menu is a far cry from the stereotypical curry house dishes, instead featuring sophisticated sharing […]
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NYC Café Find: Tarallucci e Vino
Tarallucci e Vino is an unassuming, opposite-of-trendy café but it should still be your East Village pit stop for proper Italian coffee made for you by an Italian accented barista. As soon as you put away your espresso, order the best pistachio gelato you will find in the city. Big call I know, but you’ll […]
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Bed & Breakfast Find: Urban Cowboy NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) On a quiet residential street in Williamsburg, seasoned travellers looking for an authentic Brooklyn experience will find a bed and breakfast that feels very much like staying in someone’s really really nice place in Brooklyn. Urban Cowboy NYC is a stylishly renovated Williamsburg townhouse that gives you the feeling you’ve […]
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The Curators: Paul Jung on Minimalism in New York
Meet Paul Jung. An NYC based photographer and director whose visually impactful work has unsurprisingly captured the attention of the fashion industry. Still in the early part of his career, Jung has already defined his own visual language using film and photography to explore new territory within the minimalist aesthetic. Just one look at his […]
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Melbourne Restaurant Find: Woodstock
Dining at Woodstock in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North is like dining in a neighborhood restaurant in the south of Italy. Inside, 3 generations of the Cammata family who possess all the Italian charisma you could hope for, offer authentic Neapolitan pizza, warm hospitality and an old-school Italian restaurant interior that speaks to the authenticity of the […]
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