Johansen studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, and the Juilliard School, where he earned his artist diploma.
Suite 42: “Simmering in a thick iron pot overnight, the potatoes, onions, garlic and kidney beans had melted with the beef, creating a cholesterol paste made for masonry, not a mortal mouth. Chicken shmaltz was the secret ingredient in her cholent.”