HeyJaredCultural Fingerprints
Cultural Fingerprints explores the interactions between language, culture, technology, and place. Hosted by Rhea Kapur, the show features conversations with designers of urban signage in NYC; readings and analysis of folklore from around the world; interviews with language…
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Story Behind the Choking Sign: New York Basketball, Filipino Culture, and Hoy! with Kristofferson San Pablo (opens the original)
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At Hoy!, a new casual Filipino joint on the Lower East Side, the choking sign features the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson helping Wemby (Victor Wembanyama) cough up a lumpia, or Filipino egg roll. During this summer’s fated game, the Spurs choked on the lead… and so on the poster, Wemby chokes on something from Hoy!’s menu. Los Angeles-based artist and creative director Kristofferson San Pablo came up with it while himself in New York for the finals, when he was also helping his cousin, owner-chef Cyed A
Story Behind the Choking Sign: Maya Congee Cafe with Layla Chen, Ray Sison, and Yuan Wei (opens the original)
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Ray Sison was a regular at Maya Congee Cafe in Bed-Stuy for months before its owner, Layla Chen, asked what he did for a living. When she found out he ran Playlist, a design studio, it sparked an organic collaboration: one that actually turned into a full rebrand once Layla decided to open a more grown-up, sit-down second location of the restaurant. Ray brought in his studio partner Yuan Wei, and together the three of them built an identity around something deeply personal to Layla: a 90s calend
Story Behind the Choking Sign: Rosella with Peter Arkle and Jeff Miller (opens the original)
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Ask chef Jeff Miller how he knows someone, and the answer is often through Rosella: regulars, others in the restaurant industry, and even his wife, who first walked up to their counter as a guest. Illustrator Peter Arkle is on that list too. Bold yet comforting flavors solidified their friendship during the pandemic, when Jeff would pass bites to Peter from behind a screen at Grape and Grain. After Rosella opened on Avenue A in the East Village, the choking sign was the first thing Jeff asked hi
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