Kelvin Tayler 

Auckland 

A slice of Brooklyn in Auckland courtesy of the Dylan’s, Brian and Leo! Go for the New Yorker or do a Kelvin Custom with Pepperoni & Crumbed Chicken.

The fashion heart of Auckland, it’s the 1st stop the local Britomart subway station. It’s a hub that reliable for multiple needs.

For the Bohemian Pacific Rim shopping vibes of Aotearoa, Helen and the team has custom jewellery, incense and even furniture for your spiritual retreat.

The 1st Latin American gourmet restaurant with prawn tacos to die for! Chef Luis and Ana will show you the Mexican goods.

Let L.U.C.A lace you with finest designer and vintage threads. As a DJ his mixes played in store and available on Soundcloud! Search up L.U.C.A

Kelvin Taylor's Guide To The Best Food Spots In Auckland

Sam Riddle

Detroit

Detroit is the birthplace of Techno and still hosts one of the most prestigious electronic music festivals in the world, contextually giving the city a rich history with record stores and DJ culture. Paramita is an unique record store that is also a wine bar and a steward in the Detroit beat scene.



Detroit is a potential gold-mine for the cannabis industry and will see an influx of jobs and industry in the city once marijuana is fully recreational. One disproportionate measure of the cannabis industry is that only 4.3% of the business is controlled by black owned companies. Furthermore, despite roughly equal usage rates, blacks in America are 3.73 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana. Viola is a black-owned business and my favourite medicinal dispensary in the city, owned by former NBA star Al Harrington.

Cliff Bells is a Detroit institution and my favourite brunch in the city. Pre-Covid you could drop in here on a weekend morning or afternoon to hear live jazz with a scene that feels like a time machine or out of a Fred Astaire movie, as the NY Times described it.

With iconic shoe collaborations (see: New Balance) and a pivotal place in the street wear scene, especially in the Midwest - Burn Rubber shaped culture through its employees and friends that include Big Sean, Jay John Henry, Cliff Skighwalker and more hometown heroes.

Sweet Water is across the street from my favourite concert venue in Detroit, St. Andrews Hall. It was a ritual to visit Sweet Water before and after concerts to grab a meal. I haven’t eaten meat regularly in almost three years, but I still dream about their Buffalo Wings.

A library-esq used book store that boasts over an over 1-million book inventory across their two locations in Detroit and nearby suburb Ferndale. My father used to take me here as a kid and I would try my hardest to get lost in the maze-like-store so I could read until my heart was content.

Detroit has gotten a lot of attention for ‘ruin porn’; the trend of photographing delapitated buildings as if that was what represents the city. The Heidelberg Project flips that trend on it’s head a bit; as a city block-long outdoor community art exhibit that transforms discarded items into exhibits, sculptures and statements.

Coney Islands are kinda to Detroit as Waffle House is to Atlanta. There are so many great ones across all of Michigan including Lou’s in Detroit, Abe’s in Ypsilanti, and Sparty’s in East Lansing (where I went to college at Michigan State.) For this guide and looking at Downtown Detroit - the debate is American Coney Island vs Lafayette Coney Island, which sit next door from one-another. If you ask me its Lafayette all day.

Detroit with Artist Manager, Sam Riddle

Lolo Zouaï

Paris

When I lived in Paris I kept missing American food culture, so I found this place called Holybelly, it’s a brunch spot and it’s so good

I really like to thrift. I actually bought my outfit for a festival on the day from here, because I had nothing to wear!

This is another food spot. The guy draws the menu and it’s also a really good brunch spot

Lolo Zouaï's Top Spots in Paris

Cero Ismael 

Almere 

The only record shop Almere has at the moment. The owner has saved more than 25.000 records since his youth and now he’s selling LP’s, singles, CD’s, books and more.

Lunch and brunch room that is Hip-Hop and America inspired.

Beautiful sightseeing next to KAF. I have so many good summer memories with this spot.

A theatre, performance and exhibition centre in the city. A cultural hub. I had one of my first shows there.

Amazing Egyptian restaurant. Me and my friends used to come there a lot on the weekend.

Exploring Almere with Cero Ismael

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