Unexpectedly found Kirstie Kimball’s Beyond Beurre Blanc blog, and it’s tremendous. Exactly the kind of thing I’d love to write if I ever pivot out of the marketing industry… Her piece on New Scenic Cafe is perfect.

A warm voice greeted me when I called, asking me how I was. I could hear kitchen noise and guest chatter in the background. I knew exactly where the host was standing, smack in front of the door, 10 feet from the kitchen, in a waiting room likely full to the brim.​