If you haven’t caught the June issue of VOGUE magazine featuring Maya and Marcus, here’s a look at some behind-the-scenes shots from that day. We had an early call for the photo shoot that morning–Vogue editors and interns nibbled on coffee and croissants while Marcus and Maya sifted through racks of Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Read More

I ask people all the time what is their earliest food memory. But when I turn this question on myself it would not be a single taste, but a smell—my grandmother’s house. My Mormor worked as maid for upper-class Swedish families during two World Wars so she knew how to ration food. Bread could be Read More

With the ramen trend exploding downtown, one might wonder why Jenny Ko decided to open a noodle shop on a tiny sliver of street below the elevated subway platform at 125th and Broadway. “There was lack of good Asian food up here,” says Ko, who opened Jin Ramen with Ifan Chang, Jay Huang, Deepak Rajwani and Read More

“It’s made from concentrated ginseng. Do you know what that is?” I look at the perky girl behind the beauty counter in amazement and almost laugh into her perfectly made-up face. Had she not even told me the super ingredient in the latest super cream, the distinct smell pervades so many childhood memories it’s hard Read More