The Banana Republic restaurant looks kind of good.
It's called The Banana.
Good morning everyone. After going out every night this week and making ramen at 1am this morning, I am looking forward to getting some deep sleep tonight and going to a tame holiday potluck lunch tomorrow. My husband will be making this Italian-style tuna sandwich, which has become our go-to party addition.
THAT BEING SAID: thank you Notion for helping me and Rachel Karten throw a fabulous party for our readers at Funny Bar last night. The photos are still being developed, so we’ll do a more in-depth recap next week, but it was exciting to talk to so many of you about the projects you’re working on. An unexpected feature of the event was all of the feedback I got about Feed Me. I said this to the room last night, but I want to repeat here how grateful I am for my friendship with Rachel. It’s so important to me to have someone to talk to (almost daily) about building a newsletter business. And thank you everyone who reads Link in Bio and Feed Me religiously!
You still have a few more hours to call and ask me and J Lee anything for the podcast we’re recording today. Leave a voicemail on the Feed Me hotline (keep it funny, keep it brief) and we’ll answer them in our end-of-year holiday extravaganza episode: (646) 494-3916.
Today’s letter includes: A scoop on Vanity Fair’s new tech and business correspondent, a dream job for a gossip reporter, Paul Thomas Anderson and Benny Safdie were shooting at the Cameron Winter show last night, and Banana Republic’s new restaurant.
This week on Feed Me’s Job Board: fellowships for college seniors, a growth marketing role at the not-yet-named food media startup from Puck alumni, and a “You Tell Us” position at Perfectly Imperfect. Post and browse roles here.
I want to go see the Frank Stella pieces at Stars (the new wine bar on E 12th Street from the Claud/Penny team) this weekend. I asked their team about the beautiful speakers in the space, and they told me, “The speakers for Stars are custom and constructed from mahogany (a nod to the bar stools) by Tom Bloxam. Tom designs speakers — he also refurbished the 60s Italian speakers we have at Penny.”
I also want to go to The Banana, the speakeasy in the back of the SoHo Banana Republic store. The holiday dinner they hosted there earlier this week (produced by The Table) was impressive. It kind of looks like Chez Margaux. The restaurant’s license is still pending, but once that goes through I would love to have a bowl of pudding at Banana Republic.
