The cafe where they know my order: Butler in Soho.
The bar where they know my order: Zero Bond.
My favorite new restaurant: Café Chelsea.
My favorite classic restaurant: Indochine.
A fun night out in New York looks like: Drinks at Dante with a few friends, then a show at the Comedy Cellar, and Minetta Tavern for dinner. Sometimes we’ll finish the evening at The Nines, a fun piano bar, if we don’t want the night to end.
When I want to feel cultured, I head to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - always a different aisle - or what private tour is coming up on the Cultivist membership app.
When I want to feel inspired, I head to: Chelsea to see what the new galleries are featuring.
The perfect day in New York looks like: A bike ride in the late spring to Brooklyn. Cross the Brooklyn Bridge, have lunch at Edith’s in Williamsburg and ride back along the West Side Highway.
When I want to break a sweat, I: Put an audiobook on my airpods and row in my gym or play squash with my dad.
If I'm getting my wife a gift, I head to: Cartier.
My favorite neighborhood is: Greenwich Village.
I feel like a New Yorker when I: Come out of the subway and know exactly which direction I’m heading in.
The best view in New York is at: The Centurion Lounge at One Vanderbilt or the Assouline office. It’s in the center of the city on a high floor and surrounding buildings light up at night.
If a full day of meetings were canceled I would: Go to AIRE Ancient Baths in Tribeca to reset.
I love New York because: I get to experience something new every week. That’s my new mission: to try one new thing each week. It’s so easy to do here.
The most overrated aspect of New York is: the pizza.
The most underrated aspect of New York is: the community you create as a foreigner.
My favorite New York building is: the police building on Centre street.
The trait I admire most about those who live in New York is: their resilience.
My motto for living in New York is: if there’s a will, there’s a way.