Pinned36 Pieces of Unsolicited AdviceI’m not saying it’s good. Just unsolicited. — Never eat lunch at your desk. Take the full hour, go for a walk, see the sun. You deserve a proper break. No good bread comes in a plastic bag. Or presliced. Buy your bread at a bakery. Travel as much as you can in your 20s. It will only…3 min read3 min read
May 23Tel Aviv DessertsLate night M25 Chocolate Mousse Babka Bakery Chocolate Cake Knafeh Sheinkin Knafeh Maison Kayer Fruit tart, madeleines, cheesecake Felix Wine bar Creme Brulée Port Saïd French toast Pinoli Pine nut gelato Benedict Chocolate balls Buza Ice cream GDB Basque Cheesecake Under The Tree Crack Pie Romano Chocolate mousse Bicicletta Pavlova Cake Pereh Japanese cheesecake Magazzino Crack Pie Daytime Oded Chocolate Chocolate1 min read1 min read
May 23Dating Cards QuestionsBy School of Life What made you happy when you were a child? How good are you at turning people down who you don’t especially like? What do you most enjoy about relationships? What 3 books would you take as a good sign if a potential partner had read and…3 min read3 min read
Apr 4LondonA short list — Cafes & Bakeries Yeast Bakery E5 Bakehouse Pophams Clifton Nurseries (cafe inside) Cafe Cordon Bleu High Tea at Montague Hotel* Tea & Tattle (pending) Gelupo Ice Cream Restaurants Hoppers My Neighbours Dumplings Franco Manga Officina 00 Bars Satan’s Whiskers Last Tuesday Society (pending) Markets Broadway Market Flower Market Spitalfields Bookstores Daunt books London Book Review (cafe inside)1 min read1 min read
Apr 4BarcelonaA short list — Bars & Restaurants Bar Lobo Cuines Santa Caterina Bar Central Santagustina Flax&Kale Sensi Tapas La Picanteria Bakeries A27 Bakehouse Boulangerie Mayer Hoffman Patisserie Bookstores La Central Bathhouses Aire Bathhouse1 min read1 min read
Feb 26Welcome to the Old NorthA guide to my neighbourhood — Bakeries Maison Kayser ☆ Bakery Tabun (24/7) Fika (Swedish) Abouelafia (Arabic) Nola (American) Restaurants Nam Thai ☆ Fu Sushi ☆ Pasta Via Halevantini Dosa Bar Etsel Mikha Cafes Hod Hamahat* Origem Coffee ☆ Under The Tree (24/6) Ligori Java Bars Fantastic (speakeasy) ☆ Bar 223 (cocktails) Felix Wine Bar Fruit Juice Tamara (24/6) Parks Spiegel Park (sunset) ☆ Independence Park1 min read1 min read
Jan 27Let Meby Naomi Gerstein, translation by me — Let me come with news That I found a partner Let me be lucky you found a similar one A sporty and pretty European academic Like you Let me be with a similar person We’ll want the same things We’ll see the same movies We’ll think it’s terrible what’s happening And comfort each other that we are doing what…4 min read4 min read
Dec 27, 2022The 9 Enneagram TypesA personality model — Preface I once went to an Enneagram workshop with Jane Tight, and this was her hand-out. She made us evaluate each statement on a scale of Yes/No/Maybe. Said the statement that feels most true and/or uncomfortable is likely your Enneagram Type. …7 min read7 min read
Dec 22, 2022The Best Movies I Saw In 2022In reverse chronological order — Decision to Leave Triangle of Sadness Marcel The Shell With Shoes On Everything Everywhere All At Once Red Rocket Shithouse Flee Language Lessons Riders of Justice The French Dispatch Dune The Worst Person In The World In & Of Itself1 min read1 min read
Dec 11, 2022My Favourite TV Shows of 2022In no particular order — Andor For All Mankind The Bear Station Eleven Severance Bad Sisters Reservation Dogs Beth & Life Drôle (Standing Up) The Rehearsal1 min read1 min read
