Recently, I’ve been hosting experiential nude dinners (my project, the Füde experience) centered on vulnerability, transformation and connection. I’ve had the privilege to host them around Europe the past few months and it’s been a dream. Excited for many more in future!

I’ve picked up some yummy recipes and treats over the past months of travel, and I’m excited to share them with my family during the holidays. My favorite recipe I’ve learned about is pistachio pesto pasta from Sicily! Sooo good!!!

My earliest memory of experiencing art was watching my dad create and encouraging me to create as soon as I physically could. He showed me that art could be created & communicated through many different forms.

I ended summer by spending time in Norway. I returned to New York to create the magic of celebration through dining experiences. It’s been so lovely to create these tailored experiences. Hospitality is an art form of expressing kindness. It allows folks to take up space in living well. Through the chaos of it all, finding a moment to dine in peace is a luxury.

This holiday season, I am excited to get cozy and lean into rest. In hospitality, that can seem a bit daunting but creating an experience for people means moving at a pace that allows them to rest. I’m looking forward to gathering with friends, creating incredible menus that make people feel good and celebrating ourselves during the colder season.

I’ve been enjoying creating new rituals to root me in my home sanctuary: I’m reorganizing my kitchen to nourish me in the best way possible, decorating my home in a way that evokes rest and relaxation.

My earliest memory of seeing and experiencing art was from my mother. She would draw and craft things from my imagination and that’s when I understood the magic art. To me, art is the creation of exploration, it tells us stories about our identities and the collective of people. I began to understand that art is a collective experience, especially done through craft.

For this month, the Thanksgiving special menu we’ve been preparing! We’re excited to reveal it soon, and the same goes for our Christmas menu. We have our Christmas edition cake box and gateaux collection box! Can’t wait to introduce our pastries to guests at Lysée.

Visiting the National Museum of Korea during my travels. There's a room of quiet contemplation with many beautiful traditional arts and materials: ceramic plates, moon jars and mother-of-pearl objects.

Working on the next series with PS1 that I am super excited about. I discuss a specific ingredient with an artist that is integral to their artwork (which is food-related). I then work this ingredient into a dish at the restaurant that is in honor of the artist, their work and what it symbolizes. It is a conversation between the restaurant and the museum.

It is most often a very very busy time for me with events and holiday parties, and there is one thing that always stands out for me and I look forward to each year: cooking dinner at Dara Friedman and Mark Handforth’s house in MIAMI! I go around to all the local shops, and their yard is filled with different kinds of bay leaves that I incorporate into the cooking.

I was in middle school and my aunt (who is an artist) took me to see Bill Viola at LACMA. It profoundly affected me, and I think about it to this day. As a kid, the feeling I took away was being fully immersed in a different world through art for the first time. It was the first time I realized how powerful art can be.