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The first one of a series of “moment videos”: in the lobby of the magnificent 5-star hotel Le Negresco in Nice, France. We spent some nights in this gorgeous city on the French Riviera, in the Fall of 2012. After having dinner in the hotel, we sat in the lobbyRead More →

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The main story: I composed this video as a gift for a friend’s 50th birthday. I wanted it to reflect a Jewish influence and have a violin reference, because she is Jewish and plays the violin semi-professionally. I was able to accomplish both with the visuals and the music (withRead More →

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As we get closer to finishing the commercial DVD of La Casa Ausente, we wanted to share a video that will be part of the DVD Extras. It is a candid and enlightening interview with composer, performer, and Maestro Steve Roitstein. Enjoy it. It is titled “Dancing About Architecture”.  Read More →

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El Che is very visible in many places around Europe. A flag flying over a car garage in the small seaside village of Positano in southern Italy, an ashtray (for sale) at a rest stop in the southern French highway, and a mural at El Lokal, a Zürich music venueRead More →

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This past Monday was the first day of my B1 (Level 3) German class. We had to interview a classmate and then present him/her to the class. One of the questions that we had to ask was, what are the most striking differences between your homeland and Switzerland.  The classRead More →

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Mario Giordano, Sophie Kinsella, Ken Follett, Andrea Camilleri, and John Le Carré are encased in a book vending machine in the Moscova station of the Milano subway. In this part of the world, printed books are still very much alive!Read More →

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The Swiss have started a campaign to create a law that would set a 1:12 ratio in salary compensation. That means that the highest salary would not be more than 12 times the lowest salary. You see the 1:12 banners hanging from windows in many buildings. There is opposition toRead More →

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Rain is friendly to Switzerland. Autumn is particularly wet and friendly to mushrooms. Two weeks ago Petra, Mia and I went on a search for pilze. An hour train ride took us to an area many New Yorkers would call the woods. Except here the woods are as ubiquitous as skyscrapers. Less than 20 minutesRead More →

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Arugula, yellow tomatoes, orange tomatoes and red tomatoes: all home (garden) grown. The table runner is hand printed by Petra. Visit druckstock.com to see a wider variety. Guten Appetit!Read More →