Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Rafe Loves...Pippa Salonius

Raison d'Etre: Do I need one?

Job: Art Historian (eternal student, reticent writer... teaching unwilling university students)

Live: Florence, Italy.

Happiness: Listening to my 3-month-old daughter laugh... Bliss!

Brunch: Home-made crunchy granola and yogurt with fresh boysenberries at the Mount Cook Café 20-odd years ago in Wellington, NZ (but I've been told it has changed hands and lost its breakfast flair).

Drink: "Rifugio Rosetta" , San Martino di Castrozza in the Dolomites: you take the cable car up around midday, hardly anyone's there because they are all eating in the lower restaurant at the end of the first ski lift... a bowl of pasta e fagioli and a glass of red wine on top of the world before hitting the slopes again. Its the best!

Eat: Wagamama, anywhere in the world. I usually find myself in the one in High Street Kensington, London. The food is fresh, good, cheap, fast and you can wash it all down with green tea or a freshly squeezed fruit and/or vegetable juice!

Escape: Our family beach house, Bon Accord Harbour, Kawau Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand


Read: The Economist and Nathan Never (Italian Science Fiction Comic)

Listen: Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, KD Lang, The Clash, The Cure and theme music from Bollywood films for dancing to!

Watch: Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter...

Indulge: Baluchi rugs.

Shop: Neal Street East, Convent Garden, London... but it sadly is no longer there, I still miss it.

Fashion: Etro

Charity: I'm a student.. albeit a working one. I tend to think of myself as the charity case!

Dream: A world without boundaries... for everyone.

Accessory: Rafe Bags! They are the perfect fit.