THE FLYNN McGARRIAN KITCHEN
... IS LIFE-DÉCOR SUPER-PHILOSOPHY. PLUS, we had a dinner
Dear Snoops,
“FOR SCALE” UPDATES. Hopefully u can make it to the “FOR SCALE” ISSUE 2 OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY (if ur in NEW YORK), which is 21 MAY (WEDNESDAY) at Brooklyn’s ACE HOTEL. (Pls put yourself on the waitlist but then also show up.)
This will be an important Distribution Moment for FOR SCALE IN PRINT ISSUE 2; many free copies will be present, so worth the $2.90 MTA fare. And, if you need us, FOR SCALE lead author (i.e. sole author) will be present and wearing an identifiable PLISSÉ shirt. As such:
How could you miss us?
MICRO ESSAY EMBROIDERED ON A NAPKIN
We had a dinner, which, admittedly was reverse engineered from a designer to have a complete essay embroidered onto a napkin - and where else is can that show up other than “DINNER TABLE”.
The dinner table was that of “GEM HOME”, and ergo the food was by CHILL and SWAGGY and GENEROUS self-described “former teen chef” and actually kind of super-star-at-disturbingly-young age FLYNN McGARRY. And, because of a desire “MAXIMIZE FUN”, it was trio-hosted also with DAN MAHBOUBIAN ROSEN (décor’s actual #1 joke-maker).
A slice of top-tier of friends were able to join. Wish u were there.
The micro essay read(s):
“FOR SCALE” SAYS: MESS THIS THE F*CK UP. STAIN IT. YOU ARE STAINED, TOO. UNBURDEN YOURSELF FROM ULTRA-CLEAN EXPECTATION.
They were later used as rain protection by napkin-producer FRAMA’s chief FOR SCALE point of contact, RHYA J. W. (and others). (And, for clarity, embroidery was done by KLEIN DESIGNS).
RHYA J. W. and PIN-UP’s “fabulous!” FELIX B.
The weather was sh*t as f*ck, but that made the McGarry-GEM domestic-level coziness all the more Perfect.
ONE QUICK POINT:
It’s simply a very good thing to do things “FOR NO REASON”!!!
MIGHT SELL THE LEFT OVER MICRO-ESSAY EMBROIDERED THEY-ARE-ACTUALLY-TEA-TOWELS NAPKINS. THEY ARE U-L-T-RA limited edition.
Like, “we made 30 for this dinner, and there were 24 ppl there” degree of limited edition. You’d be amongst editors at INTERVIEW, and T MAGAZINE, and GQ, etc.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO THO: A McGARRIAN KITCHEN PHILOSOPHY
Flynn lives in NOLITA, that exhausting thing that NYers do where it means Northern Little Italy. But, unsurprisingly we adore his kitchen, which is a sort of CURRENT PLATONIC IDEAL of “very specific + very chill” (as is Flynn McG. himself).
Know what we mean? It’s got gaps; it’s got, like, a normal as f*ck toaster; there’s not some fetishized Japanese coffee pour-over system. Also, we’re big fans of “OLD WOOD”, also conical pendant lampery, cursive sink notes, and something sort of funny-off like a tiny little bed for a sponge. That threw us, !!!!!but we’re glad to be thrown!!!!!
May we present also:
FLYNN McG.’S FIVE-FINGERED “GOOD KITCHEN" PRINCIPLES (THAT ARE VERY GOOD!!!):
Excellent words to live by, frankly in any domestic space.
And again some LIFE PHILOSOPHIES care of the kitchen – really one of the most charged domestic environments.
F/S: Home cooking: UNEXPECTED LIFE LESSONS?
F/McG.: I’ve learned to do less at home, there is never enough space, the oven is never good enough, set the expectations right and you will succeed.
F/S: Something ALTON BROWN once said: that the greatest tool for the home cook is "a good kitchen table". Do you have anything to add?
F/McG.: I also think a good sink is very important, deep enough to do dishes and clean vegetables. I think I spend an even time at the sink than the kitchen table.
F/S: Any TOP-TIER kitchens you want to direct us to? (Those that have been photographed; or an on-screen kitchen) (any number of them)
F/McG.:
Ralph Lauren’s NY apartment kitchen is a classic
Villa Magnan biarritz is my dream vacation kitchen
The redesign of the French Laundry kitchen is incredibly efficient, the lowest under-counter cabinet is right at knee height so you never have to bend down.
John Pawson’s London townhouse kitchen is impressive for all of the minimalists out there, I love how it seamlessly becomes the outdoor kitchen.
The Villa Necchi butler's room is my dream room for storing plateware
VISUALS, IN FLYNNian ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
FOR SCALE NOTES: majorly good lamp diversity in BIARRITZ.
And, frankly, we are leaving it here. VERY VISUAL. VERY SNAPPY-ish. We’re on 0% battery from all the fun we’re having.
WE SHALL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY (in person) or MONDAY (with some reports of Wednesday).
Until then, LOVE AND GOOD LUCK
validating
Long live the the sponge bed