After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in London, Eden traveled around India, Israel, and Southeast Asia immersing herself in different culinary cultures. She has since created two Cooking Channel shows, EdenEats with Samantha Schutz and Log On & Eat with Eden Grinshpan. She is now working on her first cookbook slated for release in fall 2020 and raising two-year-old daughter Ayv.
Read MoreMeet NYC passerby Elizabeth Novogratz, the co-author of "Just Sit: A Meditation Guidebook for People Who Know They Should But Don't.” While meditation is one of her passions, she advocates for animal rights along with an upcoming project, Species Unite.
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Read MoreMina is the founder of Maimoun, an online store with a focus on finding new and established artists who honor the traditional, slow and thoughtfully carried out process of creation and construction. She lives in Williamsburg.
Read MoreKaylan is the Brand Director of Ilegal Mezcal, a company that got started out of her uncle's Café No Sé in Antigua, Guatemala. She gets to have her hands in design, music, and politics on a daily basis, and was behind the brand's viral "Donald Eres Un Pendejo" campaign. She lives in Williamsburg with her puppy, Penny Lane.
Read MoreAlyssa Coscarelli is a fashion writer, consultant, and influencer based in the East Village, New York City. After working as an editor for Refinery29 for 5 years, Alyssa recently took the leap to give the freelance life a whirl, and in addition to contributing to various digital publications, consulting for up-and-coming New York indie brands, she's working on launching her own online platform in the coming months. She's an impulsive shopper with a love for vintage and indie brands specifically, and can never pass up the perfect pair of Levi's (even though she owns more than any one human should).
Read MoreTea is a Croatian born, American raised writer, filmmaker and TV host. While studying Fashion Design in Milan, she wrote two blogs, CRUMPETS & Sugar Tits which led to popular columns for Wired and Vice Italy and a television series called Sex in the World on La3.
Read MoreCara Flaherty is the Events & Content Manager for Urban Outfitters’ concept store, Space Ninety 8, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She has lived in the neighborhood since the early aughts, though she is originally from Columbus, Ohio.
Read MoreMeet NYC passerby, Anahita Tajmaher. She currently the in-house catering manager at a multifunctional photography studio in NYC but is making the transition to focus solely on a career in food.
Read MoreBorn in Israel, Yael moved to Manhattan in 1994 and to Williamsburg in 2011. Her book, Falafel Nation, was published in 2015. She is the founder of the non-profit Umami Food and Art festival and is currently Director of Business Development at Splacer.
Read MoreMeet NYC passerby, Rian Fossett, the social media director and label coordinator at Matador Records.
Read MoreBorn in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Gaby is a curator and cultural producer. Gaby has lead, curated and researched projects that merge interdisciplinary practical work experience with academic studies.
Read MoreSvyan is a designer based in Williamsburg. She specializes in embroidery and is currently working on her own collection. In addition, Syvan also creates unique head pieces that are popular among brides.
Read MoreBorn in Tehran, raised in So-Cal, Sunny went to UCSC to study Politics & Sociology. After college, she worked in LA for 3 years in various fields. Unfulfilled with the post-college 9 to 5 life, Sunny uprooted and moved to NYC to pursue her passion in photography and attend ICP. Today, she is an acclaimed photographer with a wide variety of clients like Barneys, Oyster, Nylon, & Levi's. Right now she is very stoked to be working on a long term book project with Brooks Headley of Superiority Burger.
Read MoreMeet NYC passerby, Lauren Nikrooz. Her commercial work has been with campaigns for Beats By Dre, along with editorial for such as Dazed and Confused, W Magazine and Vogue. Her latest film work has been working alongside Matthew Barney on his River of Fundament and Marina Abramovic.
Read MoreLeta is a multidisciplinary designer and art director based in New York City. She combines traditional graphic design elements with photography, art, and styling to create unique visuals. Her client list includes Bloomberg, Google, IBM, Kiehl’s, Refinery 29, Tate Modern, and more.
Read More“Hello” is tattooed on her arm if she ever has laryngitis when you meet. If not, you’ll probably talk about her transition from writing for Opening Ceremony to writing for BBDO—and how the latter is not a lot of writing at all. She’ll likely also mention her unexplained obsession with boxes, lipstick packaging, and French 75’s.
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