We need a lot more of this. Photo: Courtesy of MGM Until about a year ago, New York’s office was located a few blocks west of Lucky Strike, Keith McNally’s narrow Soho brasserie. I remember practically sprinting on some days to make it over before happy hour ended, not because I loved the extra-dirty gin martinis and the skinny, salty fries — although they were a lovely combo — but because the restaurant’s bar was a perfect place to talk to strangers.
Potters, like many of us, is wondering what he misses now that those interactions are so rare: “The thing about working in a restaurant is you’re just kind of thrown into this space with people who come from all different backgrounds and all different parts of the world,” he explains. “You’re gonna learn something.”
Anecdotally, anyway, this rings true. Without cafés, or bars, or restaurants, the vacuum of no-stakes conversations with people I might never see again has started to feel particularly acute. I had never realized how much I relied on surface-level bonding to create a feeling of community. Even in moments where I do see people, the goal is to communicate as little as possible.
One of my favourite things about visiting New York! So many great conversations with fascinating people in restaurants, bars and even in Broadway theatres.
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Would love to meet tomwaits randomly in any bar☝️
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