Good morning everyone.
Some housekeeping:
I think I might go to Washington, D.C. next week. Do any of you live there and think you might have some interesting intel for me about the city ahead of the election? Would love to go for a walk or get a martini.
Last night, I hosted a really lovely dinner with Titan, the wealth management app I worked with last month. It was really nice to discuss startups and media and making money and dating for almost five hours with super ambitious people in the private dining room of Sartiano’s. If you guys are down for Feed Me events, I can make them happen. I just need an idea of what you think a “good event” is that you’ll actually show up to.
If you’re a new paid subscriber to Feed Me, I suggest taking a look at the comment section of this reader-generated conversation about Ozempic:
And then read this story about how absolutely horrifying the current state of bachelorette parties is:
And then read this one about how sex with coworkers is both “mindblowing” and a lost art:
If we had a water cooler, I’d talk to you about:
Priya Krishna, an interim restaurant critic for The New York Times, reviewed every Carbone in America. The format is an interesting click-y concept (I actually really enjoyed the concept of Zach Schiffman’s story about where to eat when you get turned away from Carbone). For this column, Krishna visited the New York Carbone location twice, plus Miami (opened in 2021), Dallas (2022) and Las Vegas (2015). I really enjoyed the scene reporting, it was a good story about American gluttony and performance. And the comment section rocks:
How to raise your kid as an American Psycho? “Optimize childhood by starting to build skills and interests years before high school. Strategically choose areas where you can excel—if you aren’t going to be a top performer in an activity, drop it and move to something else. And find ways to be unique, whether through entrepreneurship, scholarship or well-placed PR.”
McDonald’s kids meals are about $5. This week, Erewhon launched kids meals in partnership with Postmates. “This new, limited-time only collaboration addresses parent’s desire to easily provide picky-eater kids with healthy, delicious meals.” The meals are $20, and include a main, a side, and a dessert. I texted my go-to Erewhon expert
about what she thinks about this move, and she told me:“Erewhon is great at grabbing the bag, especially knowing they are looking to raise at a pretty big valuation—we all know celebrities have private chefs make their kids meals but this Postmates collab is a great way to keep that “affordable affluence” Erewhon has.
It just feels like they are quickly diluting that brand equity…”
I am salivating at the announcement of Bridget Read’s new book about how pyramid schemes, Little Bosses Everywhere.
Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder of Chobani, has seen his net worth rise to $2.5B as earnings nearly doubled last year.
Eater launched their first app this morning. You know, there’s this action I’ve seen people do where they pull up a Google map that either they have made or their friends have made, and on that map they have saved all the restaurants they’ve been to or suggest. And I never got into that, or the Google Doc city thing. But I could definitely see myself using Eater’s app because I already trust their maps. According to AdWeek, the app will be monetized exclusively through advertising at the outset, with Capital One Dining and Danny Meyer-backed SevenRooms appearing through integrated placements. Probably wouldn’t use the reservation feature.
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I hope you will make time for the new Impressionists exhibition at the National Gallery when you are in DC, https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2024/paris-1874-impressionist-moment.html. It's the same show that was at the Musée d'Orsay earlier this year.
dc martini meet up when ?