Chocolate Cherry Cookie: Issue #1
Hello everyone and welcome to my email series!
Yesterday on a walk I peered into a lingerie store window. It was 1:07pm, and the store technically opened at 1pm with a written sign that sometimes it took the owner up to 20 minutes to find parking. I decided I didn’t need bras, and kept going.
I was waiting in a big group for the pedestrian light to turn green when an 80-year old woman walked up to the group and screamed “ARE YOU LOOKING FOR LINGERIE?!?!” “I’m going to open the shop.” A 22 year old 6 foot 5 man said “I’m not,” and the woman pointed right at me and said “WELL, ARE YOU?” I assured her (and the rest of the crowd) I’d return later. It’s a moral imperative to support the art of bra fitting.
Another moral imperative is buying lemonade from a lemonade stand if the seller is under 18 years old. No matter what you’re doing or where you’re going, pull over. Once the seller is a legal adult, you’re in the clear.
If you’re on this thread, it’s because I trust you deeply and/or don’t consider you particularly judgmental. I also think you may enjoy the tidbits below. I’m edging towards a newsletter!
Grab bag:
Jasmine Sun, who I’d like to be friends with, just wrote an awesome piece, “No Data Centers in My Backyard.” It’s a journey into the politics of building data centers. Must read.
Annie Karni (legendary politics reporter) shares an awesome story about the humanity of Steve Bannon as she tells him about her divorce. Read here. Epic piece.
Jen Rubio (Away) and Stuart Butterfield (Slack) also announced their divorce. In the words of Ben, “too much baggage.” 9 months ago I sent around their cool NYC skybridge / home. You can see their other cool home here.
Daydream (AI ecommerce w $50M seed from Forerunner; site of my MBA internship) is now embedding natural language fashion search on stores like Staud and Alice + Olivia. Smart! Probably within 6 months AI search should just be normal search. I can’t stop thinking about how The RealReal needs to bring Daydream search onto their site ASAP.
Vogue World is happening in SF. I don’t know what that means exactly, but I like it!
WTF is up with the House of Representatives. Too many names to list. The lead prosecutor of the literal INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT was also removed a few weeks ago.
Finally, some tactical (food) items:
The restaurant I want to go to most in SF is Jules Pizza.
If you’re looking for a sweet treat, go to Powder or the Ice Cream Bar.
I’m excited for Bar Part Time’s pizza, too.
Two chicken recipes for when you’re feeling tired, uninspired, and have friends coming over for dinner: Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes With Feta, Lemon and Dill AND Tomato Basil Chicken Breasts
I welcome your feedback!
Over and out,
Sarah