Good morning everyone. I think I’ll do a Q+A later this week. Email me with a question about anything and I’ll answer honestly on Thursday or Friday.
NEWS:
💉 Don’t open a restaurants on the Upper East Side, because nobody is eating there. Last year, about 2.3% of people living along a stretch of Manhattan that extended from the Upper East Side down to Gramercy Park were taking Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro — that was the highest rate in New York City. In some parts of Brooklyn, by contrast, where diabetes and obesity are far more prevalent, the usage rate of these medications was just over half of what it was in affluent parts of Manhattan, according to that analysis. Uptown legend and Chanel c-suite nepo baby Jill Kargman said she has noticed some friends at restaurants ordering a few plates for the table, “family style.” “They take a little bit and push the food around and they’re obscuring how little they’ve eaten,” Ms. Kargman said.
💉 💉 Speaking of injectables, Botox is coming for the boys. Brotox is a fun word. To nobody’s surprise, content is one of the biggest convertors that turns skeptics to patients — the medical aesthetics category is one of the most searched beauty categories on social media. TikTok creators like Rasik Kaiser, Dontrell Britton and Matthew Campos have grown to prominence for showcasing their skin care routines, self-care rituals and daily habits, essentially demonstrating to their male audiences that self care is indeed masculine. Millennial and gen-z sales at medical practices has risen an average 82% from 2018 to 2022. This growth is likely to get even steeper.