From the Perch

RECIPE: Zucchini Flowers, or How Summer Gets Dressed for Dinner

There are certain dishes that arrive at the table and immediately change the weather. The zucchini flowers at Felix Trattoria did exactly that on a recent trip to Los Angeles. They came golden and ...

The Breakfast Tray Deserves a Comeback

Somewhere along the way, breakfast became something we ate standing up while looking for someone’s missing shoe. This was a mistake. Breakfast deserves better. Not every day, perhaps. We are not un...

Meet Me On: A Chinatown Block

It is a neighborhood of steam rising from bakery windows, red signs, fruit stands, paper lanterns, tiled floors, family-run shops, narrow streets, hidden staircases, and conversations happening in...

Meet Me On: The Upper West Side

Some of my favorite days begin with a simple question: Where should we wander? I have always loved finding curated walking tours and one-day itineraries — the kind that take the pressure out of pl...

Sun-Drenched Thanks: The Art of the Summer Hostess Gift

A summer invitation is its own kind of magic. A weekend by the water, a long lunch under striped umbrellas, a quiet escape to the countryside with gravel roads, old trees, and dinner outside as th...

Spring Sounds Better in Jazz

Lilacs in bloom, rainy windows, old New York, and pretending everyday life has a perfect movie soundtrack.

Strawberry Season, Stitched by Hand

There is a particular moment at the beginning of summer when everything feels perfectly in season. The windows are open just enough to let the air move through. The light lingers longer than expec...

When the Roses Bloom

In New York, roses arrive just as the city begins to soften. By June, the air changes. Windows stay open later. The parks grow heavy with green. Along brownstone gardens and hidden courtyards, the...

March in the Garden: What a Gardener Should be Doing Now

March in New York is the gardening equivalent of standing in the doorway with your coat half on, peering outside, wondering if you should really step into the world. The sun says yes. The wind off ...

From Markets to Mangroves: A Handmade Love Letter to Cartagena

This is a story about handmade souvenirs, unforgettable women, and why the best things you bring home aren’t just bags — they’re memories.  (Ok, and bags - I now own more woven bags than my closet ...