ATE:

Great friend and excellent Chef to boot Richard Learmonth catered my husband's surprise 40th birthday.
the yummiest Steak Frites I've had in a long time at new-kid-on-the-block Monty's. Still thinking about that peppercorn sauce - ooffttt 🔥🔥🔥

DRANK:

several celebratory drinks at the Rocky Horror Show Opening Night Afterparty at The Oriana.
many (many…MANY) celebratory drinks at aforementioned husband's surprise 40th at Heifer Station Wines.
a charming couple of Negronis at perennial favourite Hey Rosey.

FOLLOWED:

@nathanoverland - model, NYC pretty boi and Gen Z cutie-patootie I spotted in the background of a Meta Gala red carpet clip.
@cj_hendry obvs. Have you heard of her? 😉

WATCHED:

Survival thriller Apex on Netflix. Not the Wolf Creek moment I'm sure they were aiming for, but thrilling nonetheless and a great Saturday night popcorn movie.
the first few eps of the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars - my money's on Crystal Methyd or Dawn for the win!
ALL the Harry Styles content following N1 of the Together, Together tour - but it was THIS clip of Harry dancing to ‘22’ that had me lol-ing.

READ:

in my obsession over Famesick (see below) I then did the extra reading and devoured this article interviewing Lena Dunham about the memoir.
the very official Judges briefing doc ahead of my stint as Judge at this weekend's Cancer Council fundraiser Stars of Orange.
this Vanity Fair interview with Jack Schlossberg (yes, my obsession continues). He understands the very modern truth that politics is now part policy platform, part performance art, and that politicians can no longer act like the internet is optional.

BOUGHT:

ourselves a photoshoot for (again, aforementioned above) husband's surprise 40thfrom Gilfeather Photo & Video. Kieran's eye for “the shot” is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G. Thank you Kieran 😘

LISTENED TO:

Famesick by Lena Dunham and I am obsessed.

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BITES OF EXCESS: MAY 2026