Category: Sean John
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Stylist Mike B: “The Prince of Fashion”
“Part of My small story is that I wish people would wish more..meaning be more creative.” Mike B is the stylist for Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, Ludacris, Steve Stoute, Ne-Yo–and Alicia Keys. He started as Groovey Lew’s personal assistant with styling, and then he was Puff’ Daddy’s personal liaison. We met at the Kustome Collabo sneaker launch.…
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Maxim Magazine’s Top 5 Best Dinners, #2 Spur Tree’s Oxtail Stew
I was having my usual sorrel & ginger beer at Spur Tree catching up with owner/chef Sean John and I see a Maxim magazine on the bar. The Braised Oxtail is the 2011 #2 Best Dinners in America according to Maxim. And reggae artist Sean Paul wrote the review “When I’m in New York,…
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SPUR TREE’s Sean John prepares Ackee & Cod Bruschetta @ MACY’S
Spur Tree was selected by MACY’s Culinary Council as one of NYC’s hottest restaurants and Owner/Chef Sean John was asked to prepare a dish for Black History Month @ MACY’s department store’s kitchen studio. He is preparing a Jamaican national dish with coco bread: Ackee and Cod Bruschetta. I included the recipe for us all…
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Spur Tree, Ginger Watermelon Mojito, Saturday Nite & You
If you’ve been to NYC’s Spur Tree, you may have met Ginger, Watermelon & Mojito. On Saturday, I filmed mixologist Mark blend them together and chatted with people about their Spur Tree faves. It takes “a” minute to make the GWM, so be patient and feel the DJs beats or be smart and order 2.
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Lady Saw: Queen of Dancehall on Jamaica, “My Way”, Family, Kimora Lee & Farming
New Story: While at NYC’s Spur Tree , I noticed a woman wearing a leopard print with a line of people in line to interview her. Sean (the owner of Spur Tree) said “she would be good for your small stories”. Meet Jamaican-born reggae singer and “Queen of dancehall,” Lady Saw was the first female…
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Joan Morgan: Poetry, Salsa, Jamaica & 3 Interpretations
A New Story: Meet Joan Morgan. Entrepreneur. Writer. Mother and loved and admired by many including yours truly. Joan was one the first people I met in NYC back in June 1992. This is a story about Joan filmed at her Spur Tree Birthday soire from the interpretation of 3 of her girlfriends. “Joan Morgan…
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SPUR TREE: Jamaican-Asian cuisine, Chinatown & Micro-credit
A Day In The Life with Spur Tree restaurant/bar owner Sean John. We take a walk thru Chinatown (NYC) shopping for the night’s menu, discussing Jamaican-Asian cuisine and how small businesses are looking out for each other in Chinatown..and his Mother just happen to be in town from Jamaica, thus, last wise words in the…