Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel and all of Wes Anderson’s films
Book: After Buddhism: Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age by Stephen Batchelor and The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Music: Favorite band is Pavement and The White Album by the Beatles
Food: Perla restaurant in the west village has an Orecchiette with sweet italian sausage & broccoli rabe pesto
Misc: For people who loved The Wire there are two great shows that are related: Treme and Luther starring Idris Elba on BBC