10am weekday Pilates class; the ultimate form of luxury
Paris, access to my Google Maps, and no photos at restaurants
Hi!
It feels like the past week has been a whirlwind. It’s been hard to catch a breath.
Last Thursday I launched my new business, Bunnies Services. Last Friday I went to Paris. Monday, I turned 29. Tuesday, I may or may not have had a breakdown by the amount of work I had to do upon my return to London. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows, truly.
Paris was gorgeous (when is it not?) The highlights - seeing Robert Glasper in concert (a true icon), drinking champagne at Brasserie Lipp, midnight steak frites at Au Pied Du Cochon, carafes of house red at the brasseries and bistros we stumbled upon, and of course, the general je-ne-sais-quoi energy of just being the streets of Paris.
When I was there, I had a thought. I believe I have a knack for finding the genuinely good (aka. non-Tik Tok ruined) restaurants in the cities I frequent. Over the years, I’ve collated quite the assortment of hidden treasures in my Google Maps. I was curious if you would be interested in accessing them? Perhaps, a new perk for paid subscribers?
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I had initially intended this letter to be a deep dive into my new business. But as I sit down to write this, I felt compelled to keep it lighter. Outside of my (currently quite obscene) working hours, I’m craving all things smooth-brain.
It’s a constant stream of Bravo and Housewives. It’s beautifully mind-numbing podcasts about influencer fallouts and silly gossip. Nothing deep. Nothing involving brain power. All smooth brain. All the time.
As such, this letter is a smooth brain exploration of two observations that have come across my desk.
Enjoy!
Agenda for today’s letter:
The iykyk-ification of restaurants
A 10am weekday pilates class is the ultimate luxury
The iykyk-ification of restaurants
Would you tape up your phone to get into a hot new restaurant?
Since the inception of this letter, I’ve been curious about how ‘iykyk’ has permeated throughout culture, how niche is the new mass, and how all the best stuff seems to be happening behind closed doors.
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