Keith McNally on Balthazar’s First-Ever Fashion Collaboration

Show Notes: You’ve never done a “fashion collaboration” at Balthazar. Why now, and why with Ami?

Keith McNally: Partly because we’re neighbors. The Ami store is only three blocks away. And partly because when my management team met the Ami team last month, they returned gushing about how nice and low-key the Ami team were. I tend to like people who are understated and low-key quite a lot. I also like Ami’s brand.

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