Nick Fulton is a writer and music critic from New Zealand. Formerly editor-in-chief of Einstein Music Journal, Fulton has always looked outward to expand his musical palate. Since plotting a course to New York from Melbourne, the writer has amassed an enviable selection of bylines. Reflecting on front yard culture, marching for change and the equalising nature of the subway, Fulton spoke to Aerostorie about all the ingredients that make New York feel like home.
Architect Steven Chu has probably pondered the concept of what makes a home far more deeply than you or I have. Growing up between Singapore and Burma, now a Melbourne citizen, Chu’s business model is wrapped up in the idea of a creating a safe haven for creativity — Habitat, his co-working space, is full of plants and happy faces. His rescued greyhound is a regular, and Chu is busy marketing, fielding inquiries, and bringing in baked goods for his fellow co-workers. He spoke to Aerostorie about the ups and downs of launching a Melbourne business, missing basketball trials in Burma and the relief of carrying an Australian passport.
Newly opened Gourmet Library in Shanghai offers a revolutionary take on communal dining and food education. Consultant and chef, and well-travelled expatriate, Brian Tan is the man behind the unique concept, which seeks to change the way people in China — and beyond — approach their kitchens.
Jessica Nabongo is the founder of Jet Black, an ambitious boutique travel firm which supports and encourages travel to countries in the African diaspora. She recently spoke to Aerostorie about the moment which prompted her to shave her head and move to Japan, being a third culture kid, and creating a truly global life.
Former Sydneysider turned Brooklyn local, Hetty McKinnon is a self-described home cook who revived the humble salad, and gave it new life in the form of deliveries to her community, and two acclaimed books packed with recipes. Now she’s back with a magazine about food cultures from around the world, created in her new neighbourhood. Aerostorie speaks to her about leaving Sydney, moving to London, and eventually, migrating her family of five — and her many projects — to New York.
Peddler is the newest creation from Hetty McKinnon. The salad-maker and food author, who made a splash with her cookbooks Community and Neighbourhood, is back to change the way we consume food magazines. As McKinnon steps into the world of periodical publishing, she speaks to Aerostorie about cooking up the first issue.
With President Trump working tirelessly to close United States borders, and the future of the European Union in flux, it is now, perhaps more than ever, important to examine the conditions immigrants, migrants and expats face when seeking to build a new life overseas. Sergi Pardos-Prado, associate professor at the University of Oxford, explores the best ways to welcome immigrants into their new home countries.
Nansen is a new Berlin-based publication exploring the lives and stories of migrants. Through each edition, the publication introduces readers to an individual who has made a new country home, while simultaneously exploring their wider community and city. Editor Vanessa Ellingham spoke to Aerostorie about her Ikea revelation that kickstarted the project.
Brooklyn-based Hetty McKinnon is the author of two books packed with community-minded, homemade salads. McKinnon also recently launched Peddler, a bi-annual magazine exploring ‘the multi-cultures of food’. Here, she shares a pho-inspired salad imbibed with flavours of her Sydney upbringing.
Eiji Ohashi is a photographer from Hokkaido who has spent the past few years creating images of lonely roadside vending machines across Japan. His completed series Roadside Lights, is a meditation on Japanese culture itself. He tells Aerostorie that the series is a way of showing Japan and its unique relationship with vending machines to the wider world.
