Magical Realism in the Bogota Gastronomic Scene

A hefty dose of magical realism has been applied to the Bogota food scene in the past twelve months, as an explosion of fine dining restaurants and a massive influx of venture capital to food tech companies seems to defy the grim reality of the local and global macroeconomic backdrop facing Colombian restaurant owners. Recently the … More Magical Realism in the Bogota Gastronomic Scene

A world in contrast: Colombia, the UK, & the US

Seven weeks of travel in the past ten weeks spread across three trips to the UK & France, within Colombia, and 9 days in New York, has left lasting impressions on the current differences in outlook and sentiment in the world today.  The hot button issue everywhere is the rising cost of living, but each place … More A world in contrast: Colombia, the UK, & the US

The Pizza Paraiso NFT Collection 2022, and why Small Businesses <3 NFTs

This tweet is funny because it’s true. My old neighborhood of Williamsburg, the now-gentrified, formerly hipster neighborhood in Brooklyn is today the unofficial capital of Web3, and represents a caricature of all the memes (good and bad) about crypto and Web3. But I don’t think it’s funny because it’s ridiculous; quite the opposite, I think … More The Pizza Paraiso NFT Collection 2022, and why Small Businesses <3 NFTs

Am I a writer?

I do many things well, but few things excellently. In so many aspects of my life I feel like I get 90% of the way to achieving something great, but struggle to get to 100%. Fortunately, in other people’s minds my 90% looks great – succeeding at Fordham, at JPMorgan, and now with Mesa Salvaje/Pizza … More Am I a writer?

The upside is there for the taking.

We live in an age of Kickstarter, Patreon, Substack, Shopify+Etsy, Twitch, Anchor+Spotify, TikTok, ProductHunt, AngelList, and new Web3 creator tools like NFT platforms (OpenSea, Rarible, KnownOrigin, FTX, and soon to be Coinbase), Mirror.xyz, and DAOs.  We live in an age where there are insane amounts of capital looking to be invested in people doing interesting … More The upside is there for the taking.