Exclusive: George McNally, son of Keith, is opening a restaurant.
"I was bartending before I could drink."
Good morning everyone. Today’s newsletter is being written from the downstairs of a double-decker LIRR train to Grand Central. When I get to Grand Central, I will find a Celsius and a coffee, and get on another train to Connecticut where my friends host something called Fry Day — on the Friday after Thanksgiving, they deep-fry leftovers.
I’m going out tomorrow night on the Upper East Side so if you have any hot tips, you know where to find me. As always, if you have a story you think we should look into, text the anonymous Feed Me Tip Line: (646) 494-3916.
Today’s letter includes: A conversation with George McNally about his new restaurant, you should add Superiority Burger’s strawberry salami to your gift guides, and Bella Hadid and Pedro Pascal are hosting a concert in January to benefit Palestine and Sudan.
Nina Christen, known for her shoe designs at The Row and Loewe, is opening a store in Paris in the spring. Per Business of Fashion, she raised $5mm for her namesake brand, Christen, and is considering expanding into the US next.
A holiday miracle: Superiority Burger is now selling their strawberry salami online.
Apple’s latest holiday commercial illustrates how magical advertising can be without the use of AI. The ad, which was shot on the new iPhone 17 Pro, features a cast of hand-crafted woodland puppets. I had to research the puppeteer, Tim Cherry-Jones, and I learned that he has also worked on Andor and Jurassic World.