Meet the Man Who Paid $2,000 to Get Into Hori

Plus: the rumors about Park Slope's swinging parents scene

I was informed by some of you that Monday’s letter felt a little… dull. Fair enough. I take feedback the way any healthy person would: as a provocation. So today’s edition is considerably less restrained.

First, in Noted: Hori, the Midtown East izakaya with a members-club-style reservation system, has become one of those New York tables people will do objectively insane things to access, including, apparently, paying $2,000 just to get in once. RPS spoke to a man who went to absurd lengths to secure a seat, largely for the privilege of being able to say he’d been.

And for those of you unmoved by restaurant politics because your GLP-1 is dialed a little too high, there is also alleged sex-swinging drama at elite Brooklyn elementary schools, a $100 hot dog at the Miami Open, and the event I somehow failed to include on the Billionaires Social Calendar.

Enjoy.