Hi, I'm Yael - pronounced Yah-Elle! Born in Brazil, live in North London, but my heart belongs anywhere tropical! I own a tiny stationery company called Little Goat Supplies, and I spend all my spare time dreaming of prints and colours! My other loves include eating good steaks, tasting rum cocktails and finding good skincare products!
The Coal Office is a collaboration between designer Tom Dixon and chef Assaf Granit, based in Granary Square in Kings Cross, that touts itself as a “food and design playground”. As a fan of Tom Dixon, and a superfan of mediterranean cuisine, making a trip to this restaurant was an absolute no brainer. A couple […]
This week, I went to Circus with my friends Julia and Sabrina, a bar and restaurant in London’s Covent Garden with a twist. Yep, you’re not just there for food and drinks but to watch a whole show of acrobatic meets burlesque flair. In fact, if you are a big enough party, you can book […]
I’m going to keep this post short and sweet. Duck + Waffle is a London institution. serving food 24 hours of almost every goddamn day, it’s also situated at the 40th floor of a very tall building on London’s Bishopsgate. Don’t go if you’re afraid of heights! Oh and spoiler alert, it’s most well-known for […]
I have had ‘Do a Murder Mystery event’ on my life list forever. I’m pretty sure that it’s one of the first things I added onto it, and its stayed there making the cut through the years (and this point, decades) as other items have dropped off. I think in my head when I had […]
Spending time more time in Brasil is a lifelong dream of mine, having been born there but moved to London when I was small. Being in Brasil for me is the opportunity to immerse myself in a culture that belongs to me but that is far away day to day. So, when an opportunity came […]
We managed to get tickets to the opening night of Drake’s 2019 ‘The Assassination Vacation’ tour in the London o2! Here’s some shots from the night. Apologies for blurriness but a) our seats weren’t great and b) i was probably dancing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I had never had a hot Christmas + New Year previous to travelling to Mexico in 2019. All I have ever known my entire life is the freezing hellscape that is the UK in December 🥶🥶🥶 Don’t get me wrong, I love a white Christmas day as long as I don’t actually need to go […]
What happened in 2018: Moved from the BBC to [tech company] Got married Visited [tech company]’s California and Singapore offices Went abroad 3 times – USA, Singapore, Majorca Life list items completed: Stay in a villa in Majorca Visit Singapore Join [tech company] Get married Celebrate Dad’s 60th Stay in the Presidential Suite at the […]
What happened in 2017: Got bloody promoted from senior designer to Creative Director Got engaged! Went to Vegas! Life list items completed: Become Creative Director at the BBC Go to Leading Design conference Do a printmaking class Get engaged Visit the Houses of Parliament Do a UK Spa weekend Go to the Athletics World Champs […]
What happened in 2016 Bought a flat with Lu! Went on two trips abroad Finally paid off that goddamn student loan Life list items completed: Visit Portugal Visit Greece Have regular Hebrew lessons Do a sketching workshop Experience Romeo + Juliet Live See Whose Line Is It Anyway Live See an NFL game Do a […]