Category: Spur Tree
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Spur Tree * Fashion Week * Opening Ceremony * By The Water
Taxi conversation with Sean John as we leave his restaurant Spur Tree at Orchard street enroute to pier 57 NYC for a week long food and fashion event. And Spur Tree is on the menu. Our conversation covers Spur Tree’s plans in London, Naomi Cambell, how he he was chosen to be apart of Opening…
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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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My Small Story Mix: Detroit To NYC
Detroit Inspired. NYC Executed. The initial stories I filmed in my hometown of Detroit have grown into over 100 NYC stories. This is a mix of clips from 12 stories: Motown to Grotown (a conversation @Detroit hospital is the impetus for http://www.mysmallstory.com) , Schott Free (former LOUD a&R, think Wutang, MoBB Deep), Stacey Mckenzie (Model/Entrepreneur…
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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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Stacey McKenzie: The Scout, Jean Paul Gaultier, Workshops & Passion
New Story: Stacey McKenzie has worked for Alexander McQueen, Betsey Johnson, Tommy Hilfiger, Todd Oldham, Michiko Koshino and Jean Paul Gaultier. Her magazine covers include Essence, Le Monde and Panache, as well as editorials in Vogue (US, Japan, Korea, Britain, Spain), Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, Flare, Fashion, and Vibe. I randomly met up with Stacey over…
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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…