John, Jeremy and I took a quick trip to Los Angeles for R & D for the new restaurant. Other than a few days five years ago, I haven't been to Los Angeles for over thirty years. What an overwhelming transformation from memory to reality. This journey to Los Angeles evoked a complex array of emotions that will impact my creative process for some time. The city offered a stark contrast between inspiration and hardship, as well as beauty and struggle. From the lively art scenes i

In anticipation of my upcoming trip to Berlin, I found myself immersed in a vivid daydream, imagining what it might have been like to have lived in this vibrant city during my 20s, a time marked by exploration, rebellion, and the pulsating energy of youth. As I envisioned this youthful existence, my thoughts naturally drifted to the passage of time, and I fast-forwarded to my 60s, contemplating the inevitable changes that life brings. This reflective process is what inspired

attributed to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fellini I have a deep appreciation for the mysterious and unique qualities of Federico Fellini's films. Though I am definitely not an expert in Fellini nor have I seen all of his films, I am however drawn to their dreamlike and unconventional elements, such as the unusual settings, casting choices, and concepts. During the design of our previous Italian restaurant, ESTATE, I collaborated with a filmmaker friend to use manip