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A London restaurateur cracks down on bathroom photoshoots.
The crackdown on bathroom photoshoots by restaurateur Jeremy King highlights the growing tension between influencer culture and traditional dining experiences. For brand strategy, this indicates a need for restaurants to establish clear guidelines that prioritize the comfort of all guests while still engaging with social media trends, potentially enhancing their brand identity in the process.
Feed Me: A London restaurateur cracks down on bathroom photoshoots. Let us live. Good morning everyone. What are you giving up for Lent? Last night I had dinner at Ambassadors Clubhouse. I was starstruck to see Eric Ripert and Becca Parrish dining in the corner. I was sat facing a private room where a group of men who appeared to work in finance (trying not to profile them based on their vests) who looked like they were meeting Santa when they were served table-side Atta chicken, a whole chicken cooked inside of a dove-shaped pastry. One took out his phone and took a video of the presentation. It’s a really beautiful restaurant.
There’s this warm use of stained glass throughout the two floors that reminded me of when my grandma would melt candy for the windows of her gingerbread houses. The menu is quite large and I didn’t feel like making any more decisions after a long day, so we chose the set dinner menu which came with spicy lamb, massive shrimp, and buttery rice. Our dessert was topped with gold-dusted peanuts.
I can’t wait to go back with a larger group so I can try more of the menu. Today’s newsletter includes: Two new wellness resorts in the Hudson Valley, How Long Gone’s new video project, and Lana Del Rey’s new music video. Have a story you want me to look into this week? Reply to this email or text the anonymous Feed Me Tip Line: (646) 494-3916 How Long Gone is starting a video show called How Long Gone Today. “We could only resist the pivot to video for so long,” Chris Black said in the press release.
It will be an expansion of the format that Chris and Jason experimented with last month, which is a little bit SNL’s Weekend Update, a little bit high-school-junior-discovers-how-greenscreens-work. It will be shot in Los Angeles, which means Chris has some airline points to rack up. How Long Gone is starting a video show called How Long Gone Today. “We could only resist the pivot to video for so long,” Chris Black said in the press release. It will be an expansion of the format that Chris and Jason experimented with last month, which is a little bit SNL’s Weekend Update, a little bit high-school-junior-discovers-how-greenscreens-work.
It will be shot in Los Angeles, which means Chris has some airline points to rack up. The 59th Street Bloomingdale’s might be opening a fourth restaurant. The idea is being “explored,” the department store’s CEO Olivier Bron told WWD. He also said they had their best year in company history, in part due to deeper expansion into luxury brands like Khaite, and warm in-store experiences featuring free cocktails. They’re also renovating multiple stores. When it comes to New York department stores, I still think the shoe section at Macy’s wins, but shopping for wedding guest dresses at Bloomingdale’s is an overwhelmingly satisfying experience.
And in the summer, after afternoon therapy sessions uptown, I like to walk to Bloomingdale’s and get frozen yogurt. The 59th Street Bloomingdale’s might be opening a fourth restaurant. The idea is being “explored,” the department store’s CEO Olivier Bron told WWD. He also said they had their best year in company history, in part due to deeper expansion into luxury brands like Khaite, and warm in-store experiences featuring free cocktails. They’re also renovating multiple stores.
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This article addresses a contemporary issue in the dining and branding landscape, reflecting the intersection of social media influence and customer experience, which is highly relevant for brand strategy professionals.