A Morgan Stanley banker took over a Hamptons hotel
+ anonymous Chez Margaux stories, and a Frog Club update.
Today’s letter is being sent from my phone, while standing in the middle of Penn Station. Sorry for any typos.
Good morning everyone. I am finally returning to New York after a bizarre week in D.C. Last night, I went to Substack’s “New Media” party where guests —
, Puck’s Tara Palmeri, Max Tani, , — were encouraged to celebrate the Trump Bump.I wasn’t sure how this trip was going to shape out or how I would cover Trump’s inauguration, so I’m glad you guys are digging Monday and Tuesday’s letters.
Some housekeeping: I spoke to WSJ about selling ads for Feed Me (I’ll restock crewnecks this week). Feed Me was mentioned in a story in the Times about remote work. I’m speaking at On Air Fest in February — they got a good lineup including
, the How Long Gone guys, and . I’m working on this Feed Me singles party for you guys (if I get it together, it will be the week of 2/9).📱 Reminder that the Feed Me Tip Hotline is open for (anonymous) texts and voicemails: (646) 494-3916 📱
Yesterday, I asked if any brave readers would come forward and tell me about the Chez Margaux rumors (that the club is paying members to get rid of their memberships). For those of you haven’t been, or even heard of the place, it’s a new members club in New York. The primary selling point of Chez Margaux is a restaurant by Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Michael Cayre, the landlord of the building, is the landlord of Soho House and Casa Cipriani. As I wrote last year in a story for GQ, where the general public of Manhattan sees just an empty building, Cayre sees a pile of cash. Two anonymous readers wrote in to the Feed Me Tip Line yesterday: