The fog hasn’t yet lifted on the Monterey Peninsula and I’m standing around what has affectionately been temporarily renamed “Goose Shit Park.” A collection of rusted out, Bondo bodied, barely running cars are still rolling in past our picnic table to find their allocated […]
Splitting the difference in luxury is like splitting hairs. Does luxury maintain its appeal if it’s available to nearly everyone? Kia thinks so, and with the new 2017 Cadenza, the automaker is targeting anyone who has ever wanted lots of premium features and miles […]
In an unmarked warehouse just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, wooden crates and cardboard boxes are waiting. Hulking, nondescript masses sit on shelves and floors around the warehouse. When it’s time, the half-assembled shells glide smoothly out of their protective shipping containers and onto […]
There is something romantic about cruising through a place that feels still somewhat wild and untouched. A place that has served as the crossroads for trade, culture, and war for centuries has plenty of stories to tell in its red-starred roadside markers and tiny houses […]
I occasionally write for publications outside of the automotive realm and as a big foodie and fitness fanatic, I like to stretch my skills a bit and see what I can do. Recently I did a short trial with Eater Austin and put together a […]
The hipsters are dead. Long live the hipsters … or the yuccies. Or whatever you want to call them. Portland, Maine, is a city that’s grown more in the past 10 years than it has in the last 50. Though still peppered with lobstermen […]
I regularly work for various television outlets including WNET and PBS based in the tri-state area. Recently, I had the opportunity to produce a number of guests for Steve Adubato, a four-time Emmy Award winning anchor based in the New York Area. I had the […]
While doing some work for Forbes Brand Voice, I had the chance to meet two incredible women–who started their own sweet business in Brooklyn, NY–and are making it big today. The best part? They don’t pay their employees minimum wage – because they believe their […]
I spent this last weekend milling about with the well-hooved attendees of the third F1 race at the famed Circut of the Americas track in Austin to find out if F1 can make inroads in a tough U.S. market. I had a chance to sit […]
While I was in Pebble Beach for the annual Concours D’Elegance, I had the opportunity to drive the new Alfa Romeo 4C. It was a fun, physical machine — and it turned a number of heads despite being surrounded by some of the most expensive […]
Driving a 651hp all-wheel drive super car is one thing…driving a car with that kind of power on an ice track is a whole other ball game. It was a blast–and an awesome learning experience. And P.S. I wasn’t the one that put it into […]
Well, it wasn’t a rock that was supposed to attract love, or a diamond watch–but it was odd. Thanks to Jim Shi for including me! Here’s my strangest swag story (along with top editors of Motor Trend, Automobile, US Weekly, Elle, and a handful of […]