05/14/2026
Tomorrow night, a book party (but so much more)
We first met Wyatt 8+ years ago. He was sitting at the bar at tsubaki with his wife, and after some back-and-forth and “how do I know you?”s we realized we had been sitting at neighboring tables the prior night at Bavel. Mainly in the interest of making small talk, I asked him what he did for a living, and he told me he was a photographer. We happened to have a need for a photographer for the restaurant, which I mentioned, and Io a working relationship, and a friendship, were born
Wyatt gets credit for all of the nice photos that show up on any of our instagram feeds, and he has truly chronicled the life of all three restaurants over so many seasons and years. His style is so distinctly his own, and always feels so real and human and rich with emotion. His love for restaurants - and more importantly, the people in them - is palpable, and Wyatt always manages to bring beauty and depth to the small, seemingly insignificant moments that make up a day in our life
And more than anything, he’s a true gem of a human, a total sake enthusiast, and genuinely just a delight to work and collaborate with. We couldn’t ask for a better visual partner
Over those same years that we’ve been working together, Wyatt has also been documenting life at Shirataki sake brewery in Niigata, and has put together a truly special book and video documenting his time with them (The Driver’s Room). We are truly honored to be hosting him, as well as the brewery, tomorrow night for a book launch party (and celebration)
The brewery is bringing sake from Japan, as well as rice from their very own fields for us to cook and roll into onigiri. Wyatt will have copies of both his books to share and for purchase, and some other special treats in store for you all too
Drop in between 5-8:30pm, full menu available too 🤍
