The first day of SohoKind Café seemed to be in jeopardy.

I have been working from home since the birth of our son, over 3 months ago. But Wednesday was my wife’s first day back at work.

And my son kept me busy almost continuously from just after 4am until 11am with brief, intermittent pauses.

So when he finally settled into a lunch-time nap, I thought he might sleep through much of the afternoon and we would never leave the house.

Alas, at 2pm, he woke up, bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Off to Le Petit Café in SoHo!

It’s a great location, right in the heart of SoHo. Directly around the corner from a previous internship I had on West Broadway.

While they do not have sidewalk or terrace seating, the full-window cafe front that entirely opens out towards the street is where I wanted to be on a beautiful NYC summer weekday. SoHo on the weekends is still SoHo, but loses some of its charm with the crowds. This was it.

I ordered my usual, espresso macchiato.

Good espresso, no complaints.

Comfortable music level.

Relaxed atmosphere.

Great people watching out of the terrace windows.

One note is that I am really glad to have brought the little one in the Baby Bjorn, as there was almost no room for a stroller.

We wanted a place to enjoy a café on a beautiful summer day.

Thank you Le Petit Café!

Address

Le Petit Café - 156 Spring Street, New York between West Broadway & Wooster. 6 / CE Trains at Spring Street.

Music

Serge Gainsbourg - L’anamour

Yesterday was my wife’s first day back at work. Signaling the end of her 3-month maternity leave and my first full-fledged day alone as a Stay At Home Dad (SAHD).

Lots of various feelings, and strong ones. Fatherhood has been a dramatic life change. Beautiful moments and stressful ones. I do not think this next transition to Stay At Home Dad will be any different.

On one side - Nervous. “Oh, no, I’m stuck at home with the baby all day.”

On the other - Excited. “Me and my son with the whole city at our finger tips!”

To be honest, I have conceptualized for a while about what I want to do with SohoKind. But the devil is always in the details. What exactly should I blog about? I have never been much of a writer. And have never kept a diary. Thus, this is new for me. Pretty much as new as fatherhood. For weeks, no idea really clicked.

But one simple question, made it easier :

What do I enjoy doing on a daily basis?

Cafés.

Voila.

SohoKind Café

I love cafes.

Also, my son needs fresh air in the afternoon. This is when he tends to get the edgiest and the first step outside usually calms him right down.

Seems like it could be a great match to explore the New York cafe scene together.

So my first day as a SAHD, I decided to go to a cafe in SoHo…

Welcome to SohoKind!

SohoKind promises to bring art & style to kids T shirts.

Designed by a parent for parents.

Our designs, and SohoKind in general, will be fun, dynamic and globally conscious.

We will bring you designs, concepts and designers from around the world.

How did I get from my Master’s in Paris and an internet start-up in London to becoming a stay-at home dad and opening up SohoKind in New York? Please check out the About Us page.

Also, 2% of our revenues will go back to the world. Check out Social Investment for more details.

Finally, our first T design will be released later in September. We have designs and designers that I am incredibly excited about introducing to you. The Ts will then be released regularly every few weeks.

Welcome again! And let’s see where this goes…