Mehtaphor chef Jehangir Mehta talks about how life here is different than in India, where he grew up: “There’s a lot more choice here since the wealth is spread over more people. Bombay might only have one Broadway show to New York’s twenty.” It’s the latest Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series. / 1 comment
Longtime Tribecan Sylvie Michel Bilger talks about how life here is different than in France, where she grew up: "We learned English with a British accent—it took some time to understand Americans.” It’s the sixth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Rinta Juwana, an aesthetician at a Tribeca spa, talks about how life here is different than it is in Indonesia, where she grew up. It's the second Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Novelist Sarah Mlynowski talks about how life here is different—and the same—as it is in Montreal, where she grew up. It's the first Q&A in Anojja Shah's "I → NY" series.
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