movin’ on

to anyone who stops by this blog: if it seems deserted, it is. The address to my new blog is:

www.pkafka.com

Thanks. I hope you guys enjoy my new blog as much as I have enjoyed working with WordPress on this one.

-pk

mY chair – the brits are sitting pretty

The mY chair, Timothy Schreiber’s modern rendition of the average looking home necessity has made the folding chair a functional home accessory.

The chairs, which are brushed aluminum, come in a variety of colors; and like most of their modernly designed counterparts, have very clean lines.

Schreiber, a London based designer, is contributing to a British creative scene that seems to be sophisticating at a rate which has the rest of the world’s musicians, designers and artists in a constant state of panic. As of now, it seems that most creative territory is being claimed by the Brits.

Tall-e-ho.

-pk

m cafe de chaya – miracle food

Like most people, I have a love/hate relationship with healthy eating. Flavors from fatty foods often sound appealing, but usually lead to a substantial amount of regret.

As a person who tries to keep my tongue as happy as my body, I am constantly looking for places that provide sinfully healthy food. Last year, as an inhabitant of LA, my goal was easy to accomplish.

On my search, I came across a lot of prime spots. However, my quest ended up leading me to one of the most amazing culinary experiences of my life.

M Cafe De Chaya is more than your average organic sandwich shop. With a kitchen that exclusively serves macrobiotic dishes, the restaurant swears that their food helps their customers find an inner peace and outer glow.

Their menu is awesome. After a once over, the average “non-healthy” eater might feel intimidated and even over-whelmed, but after asking a couple of questions and taking a minute to collect oneself, there is no way that a hungry person won’t be excited.

Honestly, nothing is good at this place; everything is great. Since the restaurant is macrobiotic, they do not serve meat or dairy products… But I swear that their veggie burger on whole-grain bread is better than any beef product on any white-bread bun.

Try the Madras Tempe wrap, and anything else that strikes some intrigue. The place uses top quality ingredients and even serves my favorite whole-grain, Quinoa.

M Cafe is healthy, yes; but it is also amazingly tasty… Even my fat friends like it.

-pk

jet-setting joshua

My good friend, actually one of my best, Josh, just returned from what seems to have been a very unique travel experience. His journey began in Vail, where he frequented the wedding reception (but not wedding), of one of his unconventional cousins. He actually missed the wedding because he had to catch a flight to his next destination.

He was joined in the Gatwick (or Heathrow, not sure) airport by his girlfriend (don’t get too excited yet)… and her dad. I assume Josh was respectful and simply gave her a small-sized, impersonal, almost business-like hug, rather than what the nature of their relationship usually asks for in a much-awaited greeting. From there, the jet-setting trio excitedly hopped on a plane to land in none other than Ethiopia.

While in Africa, the three helped treat tuberculosis, maleria and even dabbled with AIDS. Based on his past, I’d always imagined Josh spreading AIDS, not trying to cure it. Either way, he did what he could.

I would introduce you to some of the gruesome details, but the essence of my blog is prompting me to showcase the nice kicks he got in Paris after his Ethiopian excursion.

I do not know the name of the model, but I wanted to just say that the color scheme is pretty smooth. If any readers have any details, please let me know. Here they are:

Those pics were taken by me on Josh’s Samsung BlackJack (pretty slick as well, more to come on that later). If the shoes look small, the pictures are true to reality.

-pk