Blow it out
David Mallett, coconut carrot cake for two, Oberon, CompleteBody, best spritzes for summer, MORE
Yesterday, we dropped the FOUND Summer ‘26 Report, a roundup of our favorite new NYC restaurants, cultural finds, and getaways from Q2 2026. Paid subscribers get access to Summer Reports across all FOUND cities (perfect travel cheat sheets). Here’s the full set:
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First, regarding a reader’s call for a children’s bookstore in the city to rival The Bear and the Books in Hopewell, NJ:
Books of Wonder on W 17th St. is fantastic. Highly recommend. It may give Hopewell, NJ, a run for its money.
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RESTAURANTS • First Person
Good bones
After an appropriate period of mourning, the first thing anyone wonders when a beloved New York restaurant closes is, of course, what horrors might next befoul its august address. A bank, a vape place, a Blank Street? Rare is the blessed occasion when a terrific new operation repopulates the bones of an old one.
NYC RESTAURANT LINKS: A month after opening, chef Julia Sherman exiting Oberon at New Museum • Doubles bringing its Hamptons Caribbean vibe to Brooklyn Heights • On Avenue B, Salumeria Rosi eyes Labor Day reopening following temporary closure • Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park to get new restaurant and marina.
WORK • Tuesday Routine
Tuesday 4p energy
RICHARD MUMBY • CEO • Wip
Neighborhood you work in: Tribeca
Neighborhood you live in: Chelsea
It’s Tuesday morning. What’s the scene at your workplace?
Tuesday mornings at Wip’s Tribeca office have a nice rhythm to them. People start rolling in by 9a, and by mid-morning the place is buzzing: lots of action to keep momentum going since launching just over a year ago and continuing to plan for some really exciting work next year. My job as CEO is to lead our team to create an entirely new category around the clean caffeine pouch, which is what Wip essentially is: a caffeine pouch. Same form factor as Zyn, but no nicotine. It’s a no-drink, fast way to get high-strength, on-demand energy.
The 2p slump can hit anyone. In our office, we just fight it differently. Someone inevitably surfaces a new flavor we’ve been developing, passes it around, and suddenly, there’s a product review happening in the middle of the floor. Then around 4p, someone grabs the AUX cord and DJs us through the rest of the day. It’s become a bit of a ritual. Fridays we’re all remote, so Tuesday honestly has some of the best energy of the week.
What’s on the agenda for today?
Today’s is a mix of near-term sales growth and longer-horizon brand building. On the sales side, we’ve got a lot of momentum to work with — Wip has already moved 2 million cans, and we’re selling online and nationally across more than 8,000 convenience stores. Next up is prepping for NACS in October, the National Association of Convenience Stores convention, one of the biggest stages in convenience retail. We’re bringing the energy to the expo, so if you’re headed there, find us.
Today we’re also thinking through how to grow our community around the brand. We just brought Ovo Roxx, longtime trainer to Drake, onto the team. His audience lives at the intersection of fitness, culture, and nightlife, which maps perfectly to who we’re building for: people who use caffeine to fuel their workday, their workout, and their night out.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Oberon, the new restaurant inside the New Museum on the Bowery. I’m on the museum’s board, so I’ve been lucky to see a lot of the work that went into this next chapter. The building recently reopened after a major expansion by OMA (the firm’s first cultural institution in New York), which more than doubled the museum’s exhibition space. OMA also designed Oberon, which I believe is the first restaurant they’ve done, and the space looks incredible.
How about a little leisure or culture this week?
I’ve been serious about weight training for about eight years and usually work out at CompleteBody, which I love. But in the summer, I try to get outside as much as possible, and lately I’ve been spending more time working on my tennis game.
What NYC store or service do you love to recommend?
Smile House in Tribeca. Yes, I’m one of those people who actually loves going to the dentist. Dr. Jonathan Levine runs the place, and he’s been doing incredible work for 35 years. I leave every appointment feeling like I learned something new. Highly recommend to anyone in the neighborhood.
Where are you donating your time or money?
I’m fortunate to support causes that align with both my professional interests and personal passions. A significant focus is the arts and culture. Through Eastern Standard Time Capital Partners, I invest in and produce Broadway productions, because I believe great storytelling has the power to inspire, challenge perspectives, and bring people together.
I’m also proud to serve on the Board of Trustees of the New Museum and chair NY Forever, a nonprofit dedicated to building a stronger, more equitable New York. Both organizations are creating meaningful opportunities for artists and communities alike.
WORK LINKS: Law firm Milbank continues to push associate pay with special bonuses • Inside the $4K midlife retreat for burned-out execs • A man in shorts does not run a meeting • Helicopter parents are invading the workplace.
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GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Service
Blown away
Is a $300 blowout really worth it? It is at David Mallett.
I walked into the loungey space in the WSA tower rain-soaked, looking the opposite of event-ready. I needed a quick transformation, which is exactly what I got. The cult-favorite Parisian stylist caters to cool-girl clients like Charlotte Gainsbourg, which is probably why his name is synonymous with French girl chic hair. Getting a blowout from Mallett’s team is a master class in achieving effortless glam.
The salon looks straight out of a ’90s design magazine, with green marble floors and lots of chrome and black leather. I took in the dramatic view of the downtown skyline from the floor-to-ceiling windows as I settled into a boxy black armchair for my shampoo. I have thick, wavy hair that can be tricky to style, so I’m usually nervous in a new salon, but I felt instantly at ease.
My stylist came over for a chat, and we decided on a ’90s bombshell blowout. “I love doing these,” he said as he started in on a rough blow-dry. “They’re so fun and easy.”
I’ve never considered a big, bouncy blowout to be easy, but by the time I walked out of the salon, I’d been converted. I learned that taking my hair to 90% dry during the rough stage, with lots of flipping and shaking to create volume at the roots, was key to getting a style that would stay all day. And although I always say that my hair doesn’t hold a curl without tons of product, my stylist used nothing but David Mallett’s leave-in conditioning mist and a small round brush to create a Claudia Schiffer-inspired style.
I left not only with the hairstyle of my dreams, but with the know-how to re-create it at home — worth it. –Carina Finn
→ David Mallett at WSA (Wall Street) • 161 Water St • Tue-Sat 10a-7p.
GOODS & SERVICES LINKS: First signage is up at Ave A Barnes & Noble • SF-based startup, Corgi, bringing its insurance cafes to NYC • Muji opening second Brooklyn store on Flatbush • The ‘Mah Jong’ sofa has officially entered pop culture • What does ‘semiformal’ mean today?
BARS • The Nines
Spritzes
The Nines are FOUND’s distilled lists of the best in NYC and surrounds. Paid subscribers access the complete Nines archive.
Bar Pisellino (West Village), aperitivo institution by and around the corner from Via Carota, sprawling sidewalk terrace, phenomenal people watching