"Part of the job [running a restaurant] is paying as little and as late as possible"

"I joke that I am not a seafood provider," said ... wholesaler Greenpoint Fish & Lobster. "I'm a source of capital who offers a zero percent interest loan."

From Tuesday's edition of the Dinner Party newsletter, which includes a write-up about the restaurant industry, and also discusses this guy.

Great scenery for a wargaming miniature battle

Coolest thing I've seen at Salute today: this minis version of the classic early-80s Atari arcade game Battlezone. Not the digital-to-tabletop adaptation I'd expected to find, but wow.

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— James Wallis (@jameswallis.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM