Tofu Kielbasa: The most decadent one-handed lunch. I take it in a bun with onions, mustard, ketchup, sauerkraut and add spice level 3
The Bowery - The world’s best breakfast sandwich served with turmeric tofu egg, tempeh bacon, and a violife provolone slice on a fresh roll with chili mayo. It stops your hands from freezing if you hug it close, too
Al Pastor Squash Blossom Tacos - Public do the best vegan food – and this dish is the perfect appetizer to an evening of dancing in the back bar
Photo via Dezeen
White Smoothie - Downtown’s chicest, creamiest smoothie — made with banana, fennel, coconut milk, rice bran, cinnamon, and cardamom. Fills me up for at least 4-hours even though I sip it down in less than a minute
Fancy Mocktail - My favorite place to spend time alone people-watching (and listening!) in the city, usually sipping something off-menu and deliciously botanical with elderflower or orange blossom. This is also where I first heard my friend Rahill DJ and 9-months later I had moved across the world to live in her Chinatown apartment
Fresh Sugarcane Juice - I cry every second day in NYC, either from exhaustion or happiness (often both), and find this drink brings my hydration and electrolytes levels back to a manageable level. I take it half-n-half with coconut water. The freshest sip in the city IMHO
Sandy Liang is my favorite designer and I’m desperate to see her new store on Orchard designed by Almost Studio. Polished concrete and pink frills. The dream.
A bookstore as an art gallery, or reversed. This is my most trusted destination of important cultural relics. No skips in this store, ever.
Whenever I go into Coming Soon, I depart feeling more desperate to make nice stuff or to contribute more robustly to the world of aesthetically pleasing opulence. It’s one of my favorite feelings. I love this store, everything it stands for, and its rose-tinted glass pipes so much.
After spending the last 12-month living off newmuseum.tv I just want to be there IRL. I find this one of Manhattan’s more confrontational gallery experiences because my brain always breaks a sweat. I love it.
Can you tell I’m missing NYC if I actually wish I could do my laundry? I went to this place just off East Broadway and I cherished my time there sitting amongst all the graceful chaos watching people. The owners were super lovely and made me feel warm and welcome, which I never took for granted while living alone in the city.
