Groundbreaking. “Anna: The Biography,” the recently released tome on Anna Wintour, 72, spills secrets of the Vogue editor-in-chief and notorious New York City powerhouse.
Of the many shocking disclosures made by the more than 250 sources Amy Odell spoke to for the book, Wintour’s lunch order has especially sent some reeling. “In fact, Wintour’s go-to lunch, after Condé Nast moved offices to 1 World Trade Center, was a steak and caprese salad without the tomatoes from the nearby Palm restaurant.”It takes a lot to question the taste of the curator of the fashion bible, but her peculiar lunch order has raised questions.
Mainly: What is a caprese salad without tomatoes? (The answer is cheese.)The strange lunch order is something that Wintour would reportedly order five to six years ago but is still available on the menu at the Palm in Tribeca.
According to Grub Street, the meal plus tip goes for $77.33, which is a bit more than an average worker’s lunch today; that could cost a still-hefty $15 or even hover near $20.
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