Here is a fun fact about me: I love fashion. I have watched Project Runway from jump street. I love the celebrity rags for the clothes, rarely the stories. I have watched endless red carpets and awards shows, again, because I love the fits, jewelry, and hair choices. I live stream the entrances for the Met Gala. I creep on Instagram feeds during Fashion Week. I think Zendaya's style should be studied and revered. Fashion is art, and I love art, so it makes sense. Right?! I co

Elim Chan I have been a classical music fan for over a quarter of a century, since first watching "Horowitz in Moscow" on VHS. This passion follows shortly after romance, travel and food, in terms of life's enjoyment. I have played and read about countless composers, and enjoyed many great performances thoughout my life. But relatively recently, my wife and I have found ourselves in the concert hall with Shostakovich, on a recurring and unexpected basis. Whenever travelling t

Food highlights from our trip through North Carolina.

One of our favorite restaurant experiences is what I call the Personal Buffet. It is the kind of magic where the table is filled with many dishes to try, family style, but it is just for our little family of two. Load it up! Rijsttafel Sampurna Literally 'rice table' this was our first meal in Amsterdam, and we still talk about it to this day. This is the perfect blend of Indonesian and Dutch cuisine. Many, many, many little dishes are brought to the table, so you are surroun

Christmas in Florida Florida Spencer and I started dating at the end of 2010. 2010! Our very first New Year's Eve was partly spent having dinner at the Tampa (pour one out, the location is now luxury condos on the Courtney Campbell Causeway) Chart House. We subsequently spent many family holidays and date nights at that spot. While we are always looking for our next unique date night, at the end of the day we are both beyond sentimental, and a few chain restaurants hold speci