About Me

  • About Me: This war for men's souls tries me, and I fear I will not survive.

Music

  • Songs I repeat the most: Currently: "14 Days" by Bronwen Exter; "Parfum Vanille" by Zofka; "Pluie d'images" by san.drine; "Goodnight Moon" by Shivaree, "Like Her" by Mandalay; "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles, "I found you" by Rebecca Haviland, "I'm so sick (T-virus remix)" by Flyleaf vs. Legion of Doom; "Control me" by Brad Walsh (Christian Siriano's runway music from Project Runway 4 finale); "Angel Love" (Club Ibiza 07 remix) by Samantha James; "The Chairman's Waltz" from the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack; "Mong Gei Ta" by Shirley Kwan (from Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels); "Blue Moon" by Billie Holiday; "Moon River" by Henry Mancini; the "Highland Cathedral" performed by Birnam Wood; "The tracks of my tears" by Smokey Robinson; "Heaven (candlelight version)" by DJ Sammy and Yanou...

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: French-Japanese/ French-Chinese Fusion
  • Favorite Dishes: Chinese Abalone bisque with XO cognac, Seared Foie Gras and White Truffle mille-feuille, Kumamoto Oyster with Osetra caviar and galangal, Honmaguro O-toro sashimi with fresh grated wasabi, Dry-aged Hanger steak of Kobe beef rare, Szechuan peppercorn salted Lobster with Yuzu butter on Sake risotto, on-and-on...
  • Favorite Desserts: Big 'ol brownie, vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, nuts and the fluorescent cherry on top. And sprinkles.
  • Favorite Drinks: 151 in an old fashioned glass, neat with a splash of Lillet Blanc and a twist of orange.
  • Best meal ever: Food is Love. Seriously, anything made by someone who Loves me is the best meal ever.

Books

  • Favorite Books: I often say that you can get to know a person by looking at their personal bookshelf. Here is mine: The Bible (4), Biblica (Bible Atlas), Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament, the Archaeological Study Bible, The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross), Interior Castle (St. Teresa Avila), US Navy SEAL Fitness and Training Manual, Protocols for Maximum Strength, Optimum Sports Nutrition, Mixed Martial Arts (BJ Penn), The Art of War (Sun Tzu), The Book of Five Rings (Musashi Miyamoto), Dressing the Man, Nobu cookbook (Nobu Matsuhisa), French Laundry cookbook (Thomas Keller), the collected works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Orson Scott Card, Robert Heinlein...

Style

  • Where I shop: London, Paris, Rome
  • Brands I love: Gieves & Hawkes, Hermes, Brioni, Tod's, Rolex, Konstantino
  • I like to wear: Cufflinks, Pretty ties, Watches
  • Can't live without: Comfortable socks
  • Prized Possessions: I prize no possession
  • Guilty Pleasure: Thick-rimmed, black, rectangular-framed Prada glasses