My dream Guinness-pouring restaurant is opening.
Best news of the year so far. 🍺
Good morning everyone. Feed Me’s office will be closed next week which means you will not be getting emails from me. I’ll be on a beach, reading and writing and thinking about what I want to do with my life.
Today’s newsletter includes: Aflalo bought a $32mm set of buildings in SoHo, the King restaurant team is jumping on the Guinness boom, where Rama Duwaji got that fabulous faux-fur coat, and why restaurant lighting should allow for a discreet handjob.
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You’re going to see a lot more Aflalo this year. Yael Aflalo, the founder and former CEO of Reformation and founder of womenswear brand Aflalo, bought a set of buildings in SoHo for $31.75mm. Which explains their recent job listing for a construction and facilities manager. Per Commercial Observer, Aflalo will now operate out of the 21,000 square-foot space, and according to the brokers involved in the deal, the move is part of a bigger investment in the neighborhood. “This is not about short-term retail exposure. It is about aligning a brand with irreplaceable real estate in a neighborhood that continues to define fashion globally,” Meridian’s David Schechtman (who represented the seller) told Commercial Oberver. One of my favorite black-tie wedding outfits last year was a black silk Aflalo set. I’m excited to see what they end up building out in the new space.