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Death by a Thousand Buttons — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №268
by Tobias van Schneider

Death by a Thousand Buttons — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №268

Welcome back to DESK! New York threw us another perfect weekend so I took the Escape Machine down to Balthazar in SoHo for some overpriced eggs benedict (a Tobias favorite, although I prefer it at PASTIS in Meatpacking District, same owner, better food). While enjoying my brunch I watched the
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