WORK • Tuesday Routine
PETER SOM • cookbook author, lifestyle & fashion person
Neighborhood you work & live in: West Village
It’s Tuesday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
My commute is very short since I work from home. Before I do anything, it's freshly ground beans (La Colombe is my go-to) for a cup of French press coffee. I usually take a few minutes to do the NYT Spelling Bee — but I’m so busy with preparations for my upcoming cookbook launch today I open my laptop and watch the flood of emails come in. Deep breath!
What’s on the agenda for today?
Planning for the launch of my book, Family Style (on sale now -ed.). It’s amazing how something I’ve worked on for two-plus years (which is quite a slow burn when coming from fashion where collections are cranked out four times a year) is finally out in the world. I recorded a podcast with The Cookery Podcast with Suzy Chase, then I’m off to see my pal Wilson Tang for a walk through at Cha Cha Tang — the restaurant he runs with John McDonald. It’s such a perfect vibe and a perfect place, all I’m adding is flowers from Pop-Up Florist.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Cafe Luxembourg post-ballet for a martini and shrimp cocktail at the bar — it’s my go-to spot pre or post anything Lincoln Center. I’m excited for dinner at my friend Angie Mar’s restaurant Le B the following night, and on Friday I’ll be at one of my favorite new restaurants, Phoenix Palace in Chinatown, for my friend’s birthday. Saturday, I’ll be going to Omakaseed — it's an all-vegan sushi restaurant in Midtown. And I recently grabbed a burger on the Upper East Side at Donahue’s — super low-key old-school, which I love (and is getting rarer and rarer in NYC).
How about a little leisure or culture this week?
Seeing the NYC Ballet for an all-Balanchine night, including his iconic work, “Firebird.” I always love going to Lincoln Center — walking across the plaza is such a New York moment. I also just got tickets to the Park Avenue Armory for artist Anne Imhof’s Doom: House of Hope.
What NYC store or service do you love to recommend?
My barber shop, Haar and Co, on Christopher Street. The owner Michael and his team are the best, and the music’s always on point. Whenever I get my haircut I always swing by [the bookstore] Three Lives and Company around the corner.