Feed Me After Dark
Boys, beware of your white denim purchase decision.
Feed Me After Dark is the subject line I give to newsletters that I send… after dark.
Good afternoon. The highlight of my day was the ginger scone and salty whipped butter at Gem Home. I went with Feed Me’s semi-anonymous restaurant critic
, and we noticed that he was the only man in the room. Most of the people dining (if you could call it that) there were young women on laptops, switching between shopping tabs and Substack. Who needs a members’ club when you can enjoy $7 scones and fat focaccia sandwiches at a table full of happy women in Alo leggings. I’m serious, who needs the former if you have the latter? Not me.
The most jealous I got this week was yesterday at lunch with my favorite sisters, Ariana and Francesca Squillacciotti (they run a luxury hospitality agency called Bond). Over lunch at Gjelina, they told me about their recent stay at The Four Seasons at Miami Surfside. If you hypothetically wanted to go tomorrow night, a room would cost you over $2,200/night which seems worth it considering how hot the Italian staff is from the photos I’ve seen. They have a melon-lime-coconut cocktail on their menu that is calling my name. I can taste it now…
The closest I got to heaven this week was on a massage table at Raquel New York — I got one of their new treatments, a four -hand massage. The 75-minute treatment includes a facial with Raquel and a body massage simultaneously by Sophie Bolvary. I really couldn’t speak more highly of the two of them, or the cumin tea they serve when the treatment is over. I’m not into doing any new workouts before my wedding, but acupuncture and massages have been a real treat in my weekly routine.
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Earlier this week, The New York Times published a story about men wearing white denim. The subhead of the story hints that readers can learn about white denim from Frenchmen but here’s the thing – French men have these skinny, cigarette-fed legs which make white pants into less of a risky statement, and more of an extension of the cig. In fact, there are a lot of things that 1969 Alain Delon (who the Times used as an ambitious example) can wear that most people cannot. Men in America don’t realize that bone/ecru colored jeans are an option on many of their favorite shopping sites. So they go right for the white and it’s often a mistake!
If you’re asking me, I’d tell you that I’ve met my fair share of guys at Nick and Toni’s wearing white jeans, and I also considered hot. That being said, most of these men were 67 and were probably going to have a hard conversation about sunscreen at their next dermatology appointment, and a hard conversation about a few other things with their wives after dinner. You know who these guys are always having great conversations with? Valets. But enough about these guys.
I asked Feed Me’s Instagram followers what they thought about white jeans, and these were the responses:
No, because they refuse to put cloth napkins on their laps.
At least they don’t have to worry about getting their period.
Depends on the cut, silhouette and tone. Cream > white.
Look up a photo of Pitbull and some white slacks and you’ll totally understand.
Do you watch Summer House? Carl’s white jeans are very divisive.
Men should wear an off-white cotton or canvas pant. A man has no place in pure white jeans.
No! NYC’s slice scene is too good right now for you to be messing around with this fit.
This is probably the fourth time this week that I’ve seen the headline of a NYT article and thought, ‘Wow, they are really struggling to come up with interesting stories.’
Only the Carhartt-style carpenter thick jean, wide boot-cut cuffed.
Cream only. I dated a guy in Corona del Mar, Ca. He killed it in cream AG denim and Converse.
Old guys only. Worn in.
Only gay men and polo players.
Only if they’re a heavy blend with a bit of texture and space around the groin.
Only if they’re from a brand like Officine Générale. Straight men in white Frame jeans feels weird.
Jail.
No! I showed my friend a photo of her hookup wearing them and she ended things.
Maybe unpopular opinion but men shouldn’t care too much about their appearance. And selecting to buy white jeans is a man caring too much about his appearance.
Nothing lighter than cream.
I think most men are too insecure to pull of white jeans. A white jean takes an exceptional amount of personal confidence to actually look good.
No. It’s giving I live in Miami for tax purposes.
Only on the Vineyard.
Yes, I’m imagining them being hot on a man with New England style (straight-cut of course).
No, men are prone to spilling things.
No pure white unless you’re from Dubai.
The accompanying shoe choice is extremely make or break.
Only people who have known the fear of bleeding into white jeans have earned the right to wear them.
Based on the feedback I got from
’s coverage of the price (monetary and social) of spring break for college students, it sounds like readers are interested in what young Americans are actually doing during their last vacation of the school year before the homestretch of the semester.I have a paid opportunity for a handful of (creative, outgoing, funny) college students who would be interested in sharing their spring break experience and stories with Feed Me readers.
The season has barely started, but the LoveShackFancy store in Sag Harbor has already been raided. Probably because the cops out there spend 75% of their time helping people find Rolex’s that people report as stolen, when they end up being in a different room.
In other Hamptons news: Duryea's is in trouble. It looks like we’re gearing up for an even rowdier summer than we’ve been seeing lately. If there’s no $100 lobster salad there, somewhere else will rise up to the task. And for those of you who weren’t here last summer, here’s a breakdown of the 2024 Hamptons lobster roll economy:
🦞🦞🦞 LOBSTER ROLL CALL 🦞🦞🦞
Lobster Roll: $38, with fries OR sweet potato fries
Gurney’s: $48, served with black truffle that nobody asked for
Bostwick’s: $34
Duryea’s: $44, served with what appears to be burnt potato chips
SALT: $40, interesting they serve with tarragon
Commander Cody’s: $25 (weekends only)
Gosman’s Dock: $37
Claudio’s: $39, served hot or cold… with fries
Now here’s an interesting one….Bounce: $40 for brunch lobster roll, $43 for dinner lobster roll
Inlet Seafood: $42, with fries
Topping Rose House: $48 with YUZU, SOY, AND PICKLED CHILIS! AND HERBY FRIES! My favorite hotel in the Hamptons for a reason.
Noah’s: $40, with fries and pickles
Touchland hand sanitizer’s revenue grew from $15.9mm in 2022 to over $100mm in 2024. This is a product category I have zero relationship with brand’s hand sanitizer, but apparently teens are obsessed with collecting and accessorizing the colorful bottles. I think body spray was a brilliant expansion move — I’m ordering the “sparkling bergamot”.
We finally have a date for the opening of Gitano, again. They’ve tried to make it work before, but it got terrible reviews. It was only around for about a summer, so I guess it was a pop-up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it had lasted only that long even if it were supposed to be a permanent establishment. That’s what they’re bringing this time around, with an opening on Pier 17, the Seaport. The location is nice, it fits the Tulum jungle aesthetic more than Canal St did, let’s see how well it does this time. Their instagram account is at 118,000 followers if that’s any indicator of clout. Honestly that’s a lot for a restaurant that hasn’t even opened yet, but their reservations are not entirely filled out, which -for a restaurant in NYC- is not the greatest sign. They also poached one of the main managers from Aqua! God, everything traces back to that place.
I don’t like my Rothy’s clogs, I really love them. A few weeks ago, I saw a bunch of you at
’s breakfast at the store near the Flatiron (I kept telling the team how badly I want to get their men’s shoes on… men). Today on Line Sheet, Lauren Sherman wrote that the San Francisco-based brand is launching at Le Bon Marché in Paris. “It’s also been a great year for Rothy’s, which just reported more than $200mm in revenue and double-digit YoY growth while achieving profitability and double-digit EBITDA margins.”The Tate brothers just got back to the US. Would love to know what Don Jr. is cooking them for dinner tonight.
I can’t stop watching slide three of this carousel. Zelensky was told to leave the White House after clashing with Trump and Vance. It’s wild to watch Trump free associate. “You’re playing cards. You’re gambling with the lives. You’re gambling with World War Three.”
and I have a group chat with Emily Schultz and it’s the highlight of my day. It starts when I wake up (Schultz is usually up first), and it ends when I go to sleep. Every day I learn so much from Rachel, especially her perspective on social media management and overhyped Los Angeles restaurants. Yesterday, she published a breakdown on what she predicts Substack will look like in 2025 as brands infiltrate the platform. “A handful of brands have already started to experiment on Substack, with some joining as early as 2022. I can see why the platform is attractive in this current moment. As social media algorithms prioritize discovery over community, brands are looking for places to have a deeper, more conversational relationship with their audiences. Instagram features like Broadcast Channels and Close Friends aren’t satisfying that need…maybe Substack can?”
Citi transferred $81tn to someone that they were trying to send $280 to. Apparently the terminal the number was inputted into came pre-filled with 15 zeros. Surely a major group with 24tn $ AUM (which, by the way, is less than this singular transaction lol) should not have these funny little quirks on its computers - even the back up ones
Favorite pastime: sitting at the bar with my wife at Nick and Toni's and hearing her destroy the clothing choices of the men walking from the parking lot to the front door.
On men and white pants: Josh O’Connor looks amazing for the entirety of La Chimera (2023)