to shop

• Peche Paris, poissonnerie
• Poilane, boulangerie
• Sur les Quais, epicerie
• Raspail marche, Batignolles marche
• marche, Coulommiers, Provins
• MORA, baking equipment
• G.Detou, baking supplies

to eat

• Patisserie Viennoise (5A) - petit chocolat chaud, chocolat chaud Viennois (avec whipped cream), Sacher torte
• Laduree - macaroons
• Les Chardons Bleus (Brittany) - galettes, crepes
• Da Rosa - Christine Ferber confitures, Jean-Yves Bordier beurre
• Fromagerie 31 - fromage
• Pierre Marcolini - chocolate covered marshmellows

• landmarks
  • Staten Island Ferry
  • Statue of Liberty (via Staten Island Ferry)
  • Chelsea
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Museum of Modern Art
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Central Park
  • High Line
  • Union Square Park
  • Bryant Park
  • New York Public Library
  • Grand Central Terminal
  • Madison Square Park
  • Flatiron District
  • West Village
  • Meatpacking District
  • Brooklyn Bridge
• food

• The Catcher in the Rye
• Paper Towns
• Looking for Alaska
• The Fault in Our Stars
• Animal Farm
• Possible Side Effects
• Medium Raw
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• One Day
• Kitchen Confidential
• Kitchen Counter Cooking School
• Total Rush
• I've Got Your Number
• Blood, Bones, and Butter
• Never Let Me Go

• spinach / arugula
• pepper jack cheese
• parmigiano reggiano
• pesto
• frozen fruit (blueberries, mangos, strawberries)
• eggs
• condiments
  • sriracha
  • tapatio

General Interest

• Douglas Adams , The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Susan Cain , Quiet: Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
• Robert Cialdini , Influence: Psychology of Persuasion
• Alain De Botton , The Art of Travel
• Joshua Foer , Moonwalking with Einstein
• Jack Kerouac , On the Road
• Jon Krakauer , Into the Wild
• Jon Krakauer , Into Thin Air
• Alexander Maksik , You Deserve Nothing
• Christopher McDougall , Born To Run
• Donald Norman , The Design of Everyday Things
• George Orwell , 1984
• Hunter S. Thompson , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• David Foster Wallace , Infinite Jest

Food Writing

• Lisa Abend , The Sorcerer's Apprentices
• Grant Achatz , Life, on the Line
• Tamar Adler , An Everlasting Meal

Europe

• Oropa, Italy - Madonna Nera

• Amelie
• The Artist Is Present
• The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi
• Moonrise Kingdom
• My Week With Marilyn
• The September Issue