I Was Blocked From the Table and Told to “Wait With the Staff”—The Call I Made That Night Ended Everything

absorbing local culture, talking to artisans, translating the essence of each place into spaces that told stories. My team grew. I hired two brilliant young architects fresh out of UCLA and an interior designer with exceptional talent. My “little hobby,” as Blake used to call it, now had fifteen employees, new offices in the downtown arts district,continue reading …