How my brain makes things:

I have no idea. Playing with the English language is like a knot that I have to untangle.

But this is how I start ideating:

I obsessively curate playlists.

This is one of my creative process playlists… you may mooch.

This is for when I’m thinking about coffee.

Books that force me to think more than I want to:

Delis give me creative inspiration. They’re perfect for people watching. and judging. and also making up stories in your head about the various lives you see walking by your booth.

Hailing from my homeland: Los Angeles, I am fairly familiar with the Deli scene. A melting pot of shameless people. The most unconfined institutions on Earth.

Weiler's

• Mort's Delicatessen

• Brent's Deli

• Uncle Bernie's

• Weiler's • Mort's Delicatessen • Brent's Deli • Uncle Bernie's •

DELIS THAT INSPIRE