Alumni HeadLines
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Head-Royce School ··· Magazine Winter 2012
In August, American Express OPEN and Facebook selected Kyotofu, owned by Michael Berl as one of the top 10 small businesses in the country out of 12,000 applicants! Kyotofu is a modern Japanese dessert business with wholesale distribution, an online store, and a restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Although they didn’t win the $25,000 grand prize, Kyotofu received a marketing grant from Facebook and excellent exposure from the YouTube video (youtube.com/ watch?v=Q7FAIFhnoHA). Recently Michael and his team at Kyotofu have been keeping busy working on the launch of their new line of Gluten Free desserts that was co-developed with Thomas Keller and his Pastry Chef. You can browse and order from Kyotofu’s online catalog here: shopkyotofu.com.
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Kyotofu Japanese restaurant in Manhattan, owned by Michael Berl ’00
2002 Aliza Sinkinson Nogradi and Dave Nogradi were married on August 12, 2012 at Glashoff Berry Farm in Suisun Valley, CA. Lauren Steinberg, Amy Aliza Sinkinson Neuwelt, Laura Nogradi ’02 married Fogelman, Ana Dave Nogradi Guardado, Victoria Endsley, Porter Felton and Talia Sinkinson ’08 were in attendance.
This summer we branched off so he’s hosting a more formal Sunday brunch service by reservation, and I’m hosting a more casual coffee and light breakfast on Saturdays. You can check out the Facebook page for it https://www. facebook.com/catbirdbreakfastclub, and HRS folks are all very much welcome to come by!” Samantha Weiss is serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cambodia from July 2012–September 2014. She is an English Teacher Trainer for teachers training to be primary school teachers. Her blog with musings and links to photographs can be found at: Samantha Weiss ’03 cambodes.blogspot.com in Cambodia with the Peace Corps
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2003 Catbird Breakfast Club is a gathering Ciara Sanker has been hosting in her garden in South Berkeley, by open invitation to friends and neighbors. “My friend Eric and I started Rogue Cafe last year after he started roasting coffee, and were amazed by the community that started to grow around it. Ciara Sanker ’03 and her ‘pop-up’ breakfast club in south Berkeley
Alums gathered in October for a surprise birthday party celebrating Matt Moyer and Alexander Weber-Shapiro. In attendance were Alex Ackerman-Greenberg, Justin Chen, Troy Cosey, Alex D’Agostino, Arjan Gower ’07, Sidney Kohls, Christina Moyer ’03, Mark Muranishi, and Laura Terry-Green.