My love for food and travel combine with my early work experience in retail and hospitality. This foundation continues to influence my design process with a unique understanding of how service and quality are paramount to an experience.
For me, it’s important to feel connection and warmth within a space. I prefer authentic sophistication over ostentation. Within the realm of hospitality, residential concepts meet commercial design, but this should expand into any workplace that values the welfare of people.
A sense of pride in quality, details, and customer service must be at the forefront of a guest experience. Establishments that celebrate authentic culture particularly pique my interest, so that when I enter, I feel either immersed in a place or transported to another. In a quest to identify and promote quality, let’s share our life-enhancing experiences.
Food is our common ground, a universal experience.
James Beard
Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.
Café Sevilla Restaurant and Tapas Bar Nestled in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego is a wonderful Spanish restaurant. My husband and I enjoyed our lunch on the outdoor patio at Café Sevilla — a tapas bar, restaurant, and nightclub — which felt true to its claim for an authentic Spanish cultural experience (though at the…
Cafeteria 15L celebrates fresh ingredients. This is comfort food with a fresh, urban twist. Brunch has always been one of my favorite meals—a relaxed, late-morning meal—that is perfect for lounging with the family. Cafeteria 15L, a “Farm to Table” restaurant located in an urban rustic-industrial setting in Sacramento, offers a weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays…
San Diego is known for great weather year-round and a relaxed beach life vibe. The mild climate can be a great place to escape to, either from intense summer heat or from an extreme winter chill. This past summer, during a soccer tournament weekend, my husband and I were fortunate to spend a few days…