About this episode
Yes, yes, yes! Dana Brown is here for an entertaining and mildly gossipy episode. We’ve long followed Dana’s career at Vanity Fair , where he served many roles during his more than 20 years at the magazine. Dana has published a page-turning memoir, Dilettante , and we dive into his story, which starts with him working at the legendary “Conde Nast cafeteria” Forty Four, where he was scooped up by a young magazine editor, Graydon Carter, to serve as his assistant in 1992. Dana talks about so many things: editing A. A. Gill, food at the legendary VF Oscar party, NYC sushi in the ’90s, trashing the restaurant 66, the “Graydon Carter lunch order,” the power of a Waverly Inn reservation, Keith McNally vs. the world (including Graydon Carter). We also hear about Dana’s recent meal at the Noma pop-up in Brooklyn. What a fun conversation! More from Dana Brown: Bonfire of the Vanity Fair [Book & Film Globe] Graydon Carter Hosts a Vanity Fair Ancien Régime Reunion [NY Mag] Tour De Gall [Vanity Fair] Divine Intervention [Air Mail] Buy : Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices