Right around the corner from Musée Du louvre in the 1st Arrondissement, lies an incredibly simple and standard looking restaurant called Cabaret with a view of the neatly table-cloth covered tables on the ground floor -- but that's only from…
Continue Reading →Maison et Objet is by far the largest show I've ever been to-- the facility felt about ten times the size of the Javitz center in New York. In two very long days I walked just about every single row,…
Continue Reading →I'm off to today to Maison and Objet, in Paris. "10 Years of Trends, Encounters, Passion and Home-Style". This will be my first M and O, and I've heard nothing but good reports from past years. Of course, I plan…
Continue Reading →I mentioned I have been following Richard Kuchinsky's new blog, called first pullover. He has been posting his first hand impressions, comments, and pictures, from the Bread & Butter event this past weekend in Berlin. Some of the booths look…
Continue Reading →The side street shops in Mitte are all worth a look, but the main streets are like any other city--Diesel, Camper, and the like--the usual international shopping scene. I did really enjoy browsing around the Adidas Originals store, something about…
Continue Reading →Monsieur Vuongs is a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant, tucked away on a side street in Mitte. A red awning, and several rows of tables and benches are in front, under a bright red awning. A local friend took me here my…
Continue Reading →My second day of exploring Berlin brought me to Mitte, which is clearly where the "hip" people hang out. It reminded me a lot of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you visit, you need to wind around a bit away from the…
Continue Reading →There is something be said for the feeling of being in a home like environment, even if it's not your own. I've been in hotels for the past few weeks, and despite how nice each of them have been, they're…
Continue Reading →I didn't have to go far from my cocoon inHotel Q!, where I'm staying, to find good things in Berlin--Kurfüsten Damm is packed with stores, and more stores. Although a huge amount of the shops around this area are touristy…
Continue Reading →Copenhagen was a blast, tomorrow I'm off to Berlin for the week. I've heard Berlin is basically the hottest city in Europe right now-- and everyone I know who has been in the past few years, agrees. This will be…
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