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  • Céleste VarinMenusJournalContact

    The autumn menu · Nine courses

    An evening of nine courses, at your own table.

    • Scallop, brown butter, raw chestnut
    • Celeriac baked in a salt crust
    • Duck, quince, long pepper
    • Dark chocolate, bay leaf

    6 to 12 guests · from $240 a guestRequest an evening

    A tasting-menu chef

  • Sofia KalimerisDinnersMenusStories

    Family-style · Long tables for 8 to 30

    Platters down the middle. Everyone reaches.

    Mezze, whole fish, slow lamb, honey cake.

    Request a date

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    Guests−14+

    Request Sat 22 Nov

    Family-style Mediterranean

  • Noé CastellanThe seasonMenusEnquire

    Yachts & villas

    Every meal of the charter, cooked on board.

    Season 2027

    • May – SepRiviera · Sardinia
    • Dec – AprThe Grenadines
    Check my dates

    Charters of 7 nights or more

    A yacht and villa chef

  • Juniper HaleMeal plansConsultsAbout

    Plant-based · Weekly meal plans

    Eat well all week without cooking a thing.

    Cooked in your kitchen every Sunday. Free of gluten and nuts on request.

    Book a free consult
    MonDelicata squash, white miso, sesame
    WedChicory, pear, walnut
    FriBlack lentils, coconut, lime

    A plant-based wellness chef

  • CakesWeddingsRosamund KeelFlavoursOrder

    Celebration cakes

    A cake for the day you’ll keep.

    • Brown butter & pear
    • Pistachio & rose
    • Lemon & elderflower

    Now booking

    Spring weddings

    • May1
    • May8
    • May15
    • May22
    • May29

    3 Saturdays left in May

    A 30% deposit holds your date.

    Begin your cake

    Celebration cakes

  • Ember & RiceSeatingsMenuAbout

    Eight seats.
    One counter.

    Next seating
    Fri 21 Nov · 7:30 pm
    Seventeen courses
    $285 a guest

    3 of 8 seats left

    Reserve a seat

    An omakase supper club

      • Butter & Bloom Cakes

      • Wedding cakes

      • Decorated cookies

      • Cupcake boxes

      • Gluten-free bakery

      • Sourdough micro-bakery

      • Macaron gift boxes

      • Sugar-flower cake studio

      • Kids’ birthday cakes

      • Holiday pies & cookie tins

          • Taco truck

          • Wood-fired pizza trailer

          • Coffee cart

          • Lobster roll truck

          • Ice cream truck

          • Korean barbecue truck

          • Food truck park

          • Wedding catering trailer

              • Flower farm

              • Vegetable farm and CSA

              • Beekeeper and honey

              • U-pick strawberry farm

              • Hot-sauce maker

              • Mushroom grower

              • Goat-cheese creamery

              • Studio potter

                  • Backcountry charter

                  • Offshore sportfishing

                  • Fly-fishing guide

                  • Duck-hunting outfitter

                  • Fishing lodge

                  • Kayak fishing guide

                  • Family charter

                  • Tarpon specialist

                  • Great Lakes salmon charter

                  • Bass and night-fishing guide

                          Ski and mountain guides

                          More for ski and mountain guides
                          • Teton Couloir Guides

                          • Cat skiing

                          • Avalanche courses

                          • Alpine climbing

                          • Hut trips

                          • Private ski lessons

                          • Ice climbing

                          • Rock climbing

                          • Mountaineering expeditions

                          • Backpacking trips

                                  • Lacquer & Lune

                                  • Chrome and nail art

                                  • Minimal manicures

                                  • Luxury nail lounge

                                  • Neon nail bar

                                  • Home nail studio

                                  • Y2K nail art

                                  • Handmade press-on nails

                                  • Pastel nail art

                                  • Mobile nails for bridal parties and offices

                                      Personal trainers

                                      More for personal trainers
                                      • Mobile trainer

                                      • Executive coaching

                                      • Garage gym, 6 AM

                                      • Post-rehab training

                                      • Couples and family

                                      • Marathon coaching

                                      • Luxury home gym

                                      • Snowbird winter program

                                      • 5:30 AM, before the kids are up

                                      • Strength after 50

                                              • Private tennis coach

                                              • Junior tennis academy

                                              • Club adult clinics

                                              • Cardio tennis classes

                                              • High-performance camp

                                              • Social tennis, 55 and up

                                              • Racquet stringer

                                              • Court resurfacing

                                                  • Teaching pro at a city course

                                                  • Nine-hole country course

                                                  • Junior golf academy

                                                  • Evening clinics for women

                                                  • Indoor golf simulator lounge

                                                  • Backyard putting greens

                                                  • Club fitter and build shop

                                                  • Hosted golf trips to Scotland

                                                      • Beginner coach, over 50s

                                                      • Indoor club, open play

                                                      • Drill clinics

                                                      • Community league

                                                      • Courts with a bar

                                                      • Tournament director

                                                      • Court builder

                                                      • Pickleball travel camps

                                                          • Sarah Klein Tennis

                                                          • Halloway Glen

                                                            Golf Club Est. 1921

                                                            Lessons with the Head Professional.

                                                            Members, 60 min
                                                            $150
                                                            Guests, 60 min
                                                            $190
                                                            Book with James Whitcombe

                                                            A head pro at a private club

                                                          • AshcombeLawn Tennis Club · 1897

                                                            Book a lesson

                                                            Good tennis, quietly taught.

                                                            Clara Wren, Director of Tennis

                                                            • Mon · Wed9:30Ladies’ doubles clinic
                                                            • Tue · Thu4:00Junior squads, 8–16
                                                            • Friday6:00Social mix-in
                                                            • Saturday10:00Club American

                                                            A club’s director of tennis

                                                          • Up & DownSessionsDrillsAbout Mara

                                                            Short-game coaching with Mara Quill

                                                            Three shots become two.

                                                            Putting, chipping, pitching and bunkers. Nothing else, every lesson on real grass.

                                                            Book a session →
                                                            Hole12345Out
                                                            SessionPuttingChippingPitchingBunkersOn course5-pack
                                                            Minutes4560606090Any five
                                                            Rate$95$120$120$120$180$520

                                                            A short-game coach

                                                          • KesslerPerformance TennisProgramResultsCoaches

                                                            Built for the next level.

                                                            Full-time training for players 12–18. Video review every week and a college plan from year one.

                                                            Apply for a trial week
                                                            • 38College commits since 2019
                                                            • +2.4Average rating gain, first year
                                                            • 6:1Players per coach on court
                                                            • 4 hOn court every weekday

                                                            A high-performance junior coach

                                                          • Fernbrook Junior GolfCampsSquadsCoaches
                                                            1. 1StartersAges 6–8
                                                            2. 2PlayersAges 9–12
                                                            3. 3CompetitorsAges 13–17
                                                            Summer camps · June 14 – Aug 13

                                                            From first swing to first tournament.

                                                            Three levels, small groups, junior-size clubs for every player.

                                                            Reserve a camp week

                                                            6 players per coachClubs provided

                                                            A junior golf academy

                                                          • Ferropadel · tennisLessonsClinicsCourts

                                                            Lucas Ferro · Coach

                                                            Padel or tennis. Pick a slot.

                                                            • Private, 60 min$85
                                                            • Group of four, 90 min$35 pp
                                                            • Rackets and ballsIncluded

                                                            12years coaching padel and tennis. Level III, Racquet Coaches Guild.

                                                            This week · Court 2PadelTennis
                                                            MonTueWedThuFri07:00OpenOpenOpen12:30OpenOpenOpen18:00OpenPadel19:30OpenOpen
                                                            Thu 18:00 · Padel · 60 minBook · $85

                                                            A padel and tennis pro

                                                              • Juliette Ashford

                                                              • Nora ReyesNeighborhoodsBuyingSelling(650) 555-0148

                                                                San Mateo · Burlingame · since 2009

                                                                Know the street before you buy on it.

                                                                Block-by-block guides to the Peninsula, from the agent who has sold on most of these streets.

                                                                Read the guidesTalk to Nora →

                                                                Baywood, an evening in June
                                                                1. 01AragonTudors and wide lawns$3.1M · 9 min to Caltrain
                                                                2. 02BaywoodSpanish Revival, big oaks$2.9M · 12 min to Caltrain
                                                                3. 03HillsdaleMid-century, hill views$2.2M · 6 min to Caltrain

                                                                San Mateo

                                                              • WhitmoreResidencesThe buildingEnquire

                                                                Central Park West · Floors 31 and 32

                                                                The penthouse above the park.

                                                                Asking
                                                                $42,000,000
                                                                Rooms
                                                                5 bd · 6.5 ba
                                                                Interior
                                                                7,200 sq ft

                                                                Request the floor plan

                                                                • The terrace, 2,100 sq ft
                                                                • The primary suite

                                                                Manhattan penthouses

                                                              • Just sold$1,295,000Rockridge · 11 offers · 14% over asking

                                                                Lin & OkaforBuySellOur sales

                                                                Oakland · Berkeley

                                                                Two agents. One phone number.

                                                                • Mei LinPrices it, preps it, shows it
                                                                • Ade OkaforWrites and wins the offers

                                                                Talk to us(510) 555-0172

                                                                An East Bay team

                                                              • Seabright & Co.

                                                                East Hampton

                                                                Two acres, a short walk to the ocean.

                                                                $28,750,000Arrange a viewing —

                                                                The Hamptons

                                                              • Hana ParkBuildings

                                                                Condos only · Seattle

                                                                Condos, floor by floor.

                                                                • 12042 bd · Lake view$1,150,000
                                                                • 8031 bd · South lightPending
                                                                • 15012 bd · CornerSold

                                                                HOA and reserves, explained →

                                                                Seattle condos

                                                              • Alpenglow EstatesMenu

                                                                Aspen

                                                                Red Mountain · Ski-in

                                                                $58,000,000

                                                                Private showing

                                                                Aspen

                                                              • Priya in Park Hill

                                                                Priya ShahHow I workReviewsNeighborhoods

                                                                Buyer’s agent · Denver

                                                                “We’d lost four offers. Priya got us the fifth.”

                                                                Dan & Ellie, first home, Park Hill

                                                                • 37buyers housed in 2025
                                                                • 9 dayson average to an accepted offer
                                                                • 4.9from 112 reviews

                                                                Book a buyer callFree, 20 minutes

                                                                A buyer’s agent in Denver

                                                              • Pacific Coast EstatesMenu

                                                                Where the land ends.

                                                                Point Dume · 180° ocean views

                                                                Enquire

                                                                Malibu

                                                              • Keystone HomesBuy · Sell

                                                                Find the one.

                                                                Just listed · Frisco

                                                                $649,000

                                                                4 bd3 ba2,410 sq ft

                                                                Book a showing

                                                                Real estateProfessional services · Example

                                                                Interior designers

                                                                More for interior designers
                                                                • Studio Marlowe

                                                                • Ash HarrowProjectsStudioJournalEnquire

                                                                  Interiors · New York & Litchfield County

                                                                  Rooms that keep their quiet.

                                                                  Now showing
                                                                  The Millbrook House, 2025
                                                                  Press
                                                                  Hearth Quarterly · Plain Room

                                                                  Begin a project →

                                                                  01 / 06Limewash, linen, honed travertine.

                                                                  Quiet-luxury residential

                                                                • PomegranateRoomsColorShopBook a color consult

                                                                  More is more.

                                                                  Done properly.

                                                                  • No. 04Oxblood
                                                                  • No. 11Peacock
                                                                  • No. 17Saffron
                                                                  • No. 22Rose clay

                                                                  A color-led studio

                                                                • Lowroof ArchitectsWorkPracticeWritingContact

                                                                  014

                                                                  House on
                                                                  Tern Point

                                                                  Type
                                                                  Residence
                                                                  Site
                                                                  Shelter Island, NY
                                                                  Area
                                                                  2,850 sq ft
                                                                  Year
                                                                  2025

                                                                  Start a commission →

                                                                  Ground floor1:200

                                                                  An architecture practice

                                                                • VellutoWorkStudioPress

                                                                  Hospitality interiors · Lisbon & New York

                                                                  Rooms people
                                                                  stay in longer.

                                                                  1. 01Bar AlmaLisbon · Cocktail bar2025
                                                                  2. 02Hotel NinfaMexico City · 34 keys2024
                                                                  3. 03Osteria Due LuneChicago · 120 covers2024
                                                                  4. 04The Pell ClubLondon · Members’ club2023

                                                                  Commission a space →

                                                                  01 · Bar Alma, Lisbon

                                                                  Restaurants and hotels

                                                                • Rook & BasinKitchensBathsProcessBook a design visit
                                                                  BeforeAfter

                                                                  Project 27 · A 1962 galley, Montclair NJ

                                                                  Same kitchen.
                                                                  Eleven weeks later.

                                                                  • Calacatta ViolaCounters
                                                                  • Unlacquered brassTaps
                                                                  • Rift-sawn oakCabinets

                                                                  Kitchens and baths

                                                                • Antiques & rooms · Hudson, NYNew inRoomsVisit the barn

                                                                  Ferrand

                                                                  Lot 112 · New in

                                                                  Pair of travertine side tables, Italy, c. 1970

                                                                  $4,800Hold this piece →

                                                                  Antiques and styling

                                                                • Romantic residential

                                                                • Scandinavian interiors

                                                                • Southern traditional

                                                                • Vacation-rental design

                                                                • Online interior design

                                                                • Home staging

                                                                • Nurseries and kids’ rooms

                                                                • Coastal homes and openings

                                                                    • Emergency plumber

                                                                    • House cleaning

                                                                    • Roofing contractor

                                                                    • Electrician

                                                                    • Interior painter

                                                                    • Window cleaning

                                                                    • Lawn mowing

                                                                    • Junk removal

                                                                        • Linden Estate Sales

                                                                        • Auction house

                                                                        • Downsizing and senior moves

                                                                        • Mid-century estates

                                                                        • Farm and equipment auctions

                                                                        • Online estate sales

                                                                        • Luxury estates

                                                                        • Cleanouts and buyouts

                                                                        • Personal property appraisals

                                                                        • Consignment and estate sales

                                                                            • Home dog boarding

                                                                            • Pack walker

                                                                            • Mobile dog groomer

                                                                            • Puppy school

                                                                            • Doggy daycare

                                                                            • Trail runs for big dogs

                                                                            • Cat and dog drop-ins

                                                                            • Senior dog care

                                                                                Family businesses

                                                                                More for family businesses
                                                                                • Heating-oil delivery

                                                                                • Auto repair garage

                                                                                • Hardware and feed store

                                                                                • Family bakery

                                                                                • Pick-your-own orchard

                                                                                • Stone and brick masons

                                                                                • Funeral home

                                                                                • Cabinetmakers

                                                                                    Shops and studios

                                                                                    More for shops and studios
                                                                                    • Marigold & Moss

                                                                                      • TidewaterShopSubscriptionsWholesale2

                                                                                        Roasted Tuesdays in Astoria

                                                                                        Small-batch coffee, shipped fresh.

                                                                                        • HarborHarbor BlendChocolate, toffee$18Add to bag
                                                                                        • EthiopiaEthiopia GujiPeach, jasmine$22Add to bag
                                                                                        • NightNight ShiftDecaf, cocoa$19Add to bag

                                                                                        Coffee roaster, online shop

                                                                                      • Kiln & ClayShopClassesStudioBag (1)

                                                                                        Handmade in Hudson, New York

                                                                                        Pots for every day, made by hand.

                                                                                        • Speckled mugOatmeal glaze, 12 oz$38Add
                                                                                        • Celadon bowlFor noodles and soup$54Add
                                                                                        • Ash plates, set of 4Wood-fired$120Add

                                                                                        Wheel class

                                                                                        Sat 10:00 · 2 hours

                                                                                        3 seats left

                                                                                        Book a seat · $65

                                                                                        Ceramics studio, shop and classes

                                                                                      Local businesses

                                                                                      See how it works
                                                                                      • Neighborhood barbershop

                                                                                      • Family dentist

                                                                                      • Tax accountant

                                                                                      • Veterinary clinic

                                                                                      • Laundromat

                                                                                      • Tailor and alterations

                                                                                      • 24-hour locksmith

                                                                                      • Flower shop

                                                                                          Musicians and DJs

                                                                                          More for musicians and DJs
                                                                                              • Early reading, ages 4 to 8

                                                                                              • Math tutor, grades 7–12

                                                                                              • Spanish conversation

                                                                                              • Dyslexia specialist

                                                                                              • Chemistry tutor

                                                                                              • Coding for teens

                                                                                              • Drawing and painting classes

                                                                                              • SAT and ACT prep

                                                                                                  Admissions consultants

                                                                                                  More for admissions consultants
                                                                                                  • Ashford Admissions

                                                                                                  • WhitcombeCollege Counseling

                                                                                                    Independent counseling · Grades 10–12

                                                                                                    A calm plan
                                                                                                    for senior year.

                                                                                                    From the first college list to the last decision.

                                                                                                    Book an introductory call

                                                                                                    The senior-year calendarDates vary by college

                                                                                                    1. JuneList and visits
                                                                                                    2. Aug 1Essays begin
                                                                                                    3. Nov 1Early Action and Decision
                                                                                                    4. JanRegular Decision
                                                                                                    5. May 1Your choice

                                                                                                    An independent college counselor

                                                                                                  • Marginalia

                                                                                                    Personal statement · Draft 3612 / 650 words

                                                                                                    Every Saturday my grandfather and I took apart the same broken radio. It was a very meaningful experience for me.1We never once fixed it. It took me years to see that fixing it had never been the point. He was teaching me how to stay with a problem2 long after it stopped being fun, and how to put every screw back where it

                                                                                                    1Cut this. Show it instead.

                                                                                                    2Yes. This is your essay. Start closer to here.

                                                                                                    College essay coaching

                                                                                                    Your story, in your own words.

                                                                                                    One-to-one coaching for the personal statement and supplements. We ask the questions; every word stays yours.

                                                                                                    Send a first draft →

                                                                                                    A college essay coach

                                                                                                  • Aldermoor

                                                                                                    School Placement Advisors

                                                                                                    The right school, chosen with care.

                                                                                                    Day, boarding and junior boarding schools, grades five to twelve.

                                                                                                    Arrange a consultation

                                                                                                    A boarding school advisor

                                                                                                  • Ledger Test Prep

                                                                                                    Digital SAT · ACT · One-to-one

                                                                                                    Prep you can see, test by test.

                                                                                                    Tutoring online or at your kitchen table, with every practice test charted section by section.

                                                                                                    Book a diagnosticSee a sample plan

                                                                                                    Practice testsReading and WritingMath

                                                                                                    PT1PT2PT3PT4PT5PT6

                                                                                                    Next session

                                                                                                    Thu, Nov 13

                                                                                                    4:30 – 5:30 pm

                                                                                                    Linear functions · timed set

                                                                                                    Plan · week 4 of 10

                                                                                                    An SAT and ACT tutor

                                                                                                  • Calder Advising

                                                                                                    Medical and graduate school admissions

                                                                                                    For the application that takes a year.

                                                                                                    1. 01School list and timelineJan – Mar
                                                                                                    2. 02Personal statementApr – Jun
                                                                                                    3. 03Secondary essaysJul – Sep
                                                                                                    4. 04Interview practiceSep – Feb

                                                                                                    Schedule a consultationOur approach →

                                                                                                    A medical school advisor

                                                                                                  • Plum & Pencil

                                                                                                    Grades K–8 · Reading and math

                                                                                                    Learning that feels like play.

                                                                                                    Patient, one-to-one tutoring at home or online, for curious kids and their busy grown-ups.

                                                                                                    Book a first session

                                                                                                    November

                                                                                                    Mon10Tue11Wed12Thu13Fri14

                                                                                                    3:304:155:00

                                                                                                    A K–8 tutor

                                                                                                      Coaches and advisors

                                                                                                      More for coaches and advisors
                                                                                                      • Dana Ortiz Consulting

                                                                                                      • Dana Morris

                                                                                                      • Maren AshdownCoachingWritingAbout

                                                                                                        Executive coaching · Boston & by video

                                                                                                        For leaders in a bigger job than the last one.

                                                                                                        Book a 20-minute intro callEastern time

                                                                                                        • Mon10
                                                                                                        • Tue11
                                                                                                        • Wed12
                                                                                                        • Thu13
                                                                                                        • Fri14
                                                                                                        • 9:00
                                                                                                        • 11:30
                                                                                                        • 2:00
                                                                                                        • 4:30
                                                                                                        Confirm Wed 12 · 11:30 AM

                                                                                                        Executive coach

                                                                                                      • BrandvoldApproachNotesContact

                                                                                                        Independent counsel to CEOs and boardsBy referral · Since 2009

                                                                                                        The call a CEO makes before the board meeting.

                                                                                                        Two decades as an operating CEO and board chair. Now a confidential second opinion for the people in the room.

                                                                                                        1. 01First-time CEOs, in their first two years
                                                                                                        2. 02Boards through a succession
                                                                                                        3. 03Founders handing over the company
                                                                                                        4. Request an introduction→

                                                                                                        CEO and board advisor

                                                                                                      • AdvisoryTransactionsContact
                                                                                                        Ashcombe & Vale

                                                                                                        When it’s time to sell the company you built.

                                                                                                        Sell-side advice for founder-owned businesses.

                                                                                                        Recently advised

                                                                                                        • Specialty foodsSold to a strategic buyer
                                                                                                        • Industrial servicesSold to a family office
                                                                                                        • Regional logisticsRecapitalized
                                                                                                        Arrange a confidential conversation

                                                                                                        M&A advisor

                                                                                                      • PlumblineServicesPricingAbout

                                                                                                        Fractional CFO · Series A to C

                                                                                                        Know your runway to the week.

                                                                                                        Forecasts, board packs and fundraising models for founders who have outgrown the spreadsheet.

                                                                                                        Book a finance reviewSample board pack

                                                                                                        Fractional CFO

                                                                                                      • Pricing and growth for B2B softwareNo. 41 · November

                                                                                                        Rafael QuistEssaysAdvisoryAboutWork with me

                                                                                                        Essay · 9 min read

                                                                                                        Why your best customers pay the least.

                                                                                                        Recent

                                                                                                        1. 01The discount that ate the margin7 min
                                                                                                        2. 02Pricing pages are written for the wrong reader5 min
                                                                                                        3. 03When to stop selling to startups8 min

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                                                                                                        Strategy consultant

                                                                                                      • hollis.ServicesClientsAbout

                                                                                                        Fractional head of people · Austin & remote

                                                                                                        People ops for teams of 20 to 200.

                                                                                                        Hiring plans, pay bands and manager training, in place before you need a full-time HR lead.

                                                                                                        Book a people auditSoftware · Clinics · Restaurant groups

                                                                                                        HR consultant

                                                                                                          Authors and speakers

                                                                                                          More for authors and speakers
                                                                                                          • James Whitaker

                                                                                                          • Ines VargaBooksEventsLetters

                                                                                                            A novel · Out 12 March

                                                                                                            Three sisters, one orchard, and the summer it burned.

                                                                                                            “Lush, strange and impossible to put down.”The Halden Review

                                                                                                            Pre-order the novelRead chapter one

                                                                                                            Novelist

                                                                                                          • Noor HaddadKeynotesWorkshopsPress

                                                                                                            Make change
                                                                                                            feel like momentum.

                                                                                                            Showreel · 2:14

                                                                                                            Next on stage

                                                                                                            • 04MarLisbonNorthwind Retail Summit
                                                                                                            • 19MarChicagoFieldline Leaders Forum
                                                                                                            • 02AprTorontoHarbor & Vale Annual
                                                                                                            Check a date →

                                                                                                            Keynote speaker

                                                                                                          • Margot Ellery · HistorianArchiveBooksAbout

                                                                                                            The Long Afternoon

                                                                                                            No. 214Letters on history, every ThursdayEst. 2019

                                                                                                            This week’s letter

                                                                                                            What the panic of 1893 knew about us

                                                                                                            Banks failed on a Tuesday. By Friday the papers had found someone to blame, and it was nobody who had done it. A letter on the oldest habit of a panic, and why we keep it.

                                                                                                            Continue reading →

                                                                                                            The reading room, Halden Archive

                                                                                                            Every Thursday. Free.

                                                                                                            Join 41,200 readers.

                                                                                                            Your emailSubscribe

                                                                                                            Last week: The year the bridges closed

                                                                                                            Historian with a newsletter

                                                                                                          • Tall OrderEpisodesGuestsFollow the show

                                                                                                            Tall
                                                                                                            Order
                                                                                                            with Rae Okonjo

                                                                                                            New · Episode 112 · 52 min

                                                                                                            The banker who quit at 51 to bake bread.

                                                                                                            14:08 / 52:40Play the latest →

                                                                                                            • 111Leaving medicine to build boats47 min
                                                                                                            • 110An architect’s first house, at 6055 min

                                                                                                            Podcast host

                                                                                                          • Dr. Amara QuistEssaysThe bookTalks

                                                                                                            What your brain does
                                                                                                            after midnight.

                                                                                                            Sleep physician. Author of The Night Mind. One short letter on the science of rest, every Sunday.

                                                                                                            Get the Sunday letter
                                                                                                            Fig. 1 One night, measured11 p.m. → 7 a.m.
                                                                                                            • Awake
                                                                                                            • REM
                                                                                                            • Light
                                                                                                            • Deep
                                                                                                            3:12 a.m. You wake. You forget.
                                                                                                            • 11 p.m.
                                                                                                            • 1 a.m.
                                                                                                            • 3 a.m.
                                                                                                            • 5 a.m.
                                                                                                            • 7 a.m.

                                                                                                            Physician who writes

                                                                                                          • Helena
                                                                                                            Voss
                                                                                                            • Board work
                                                                                                            • Writing
                                                                                                            • Speaking
                                                                                                            • Contact
                                                                                                            London · New York

                                                                                                            Chair · Non-executive director

                                                                                                            Boards call me for the hard year.

                                                                                                            • 3companies led as CEO
                                                                                                            • 5boards, two as chair
                                                                                                            • 2turnarounds, both sold
                                                                                                            • 22years in the room
                                                                                                            Request a conversation →

                                                                                                            Board chair

                                                                                                              • Calder Reach

                                                                                                              • Larkspur Row

                                                                                                                The private investment office of one family.
                                                                                                                Since 1974.

                                                                                                                By introduction only

                                                                                                                [email protected]

                                                                                                                Boston·Palm Beach

                                                                                                                Single-family office, by introduction

                                                                                                              • Thornbury HallCapitalCriteriaCompaniesPrinciplesBring us a company

                                                                                                                Family capital · Direct investing

                                                                                                                We buy good companies and keep them.

                                                                                                                One family’s capital, invested directly in founder-owned businesses. No fund, no exit date.

                                                                                                                Revenue$10–100MEBITDA$2–15M
                                                                                                                OwnershipFounder- and family-ownedHold periodIndefinite
                                                                                                                RegionMidwest and SoutheastSectorsIndustrial, services

                                                                                                                Direct investing

                                                                                                              • Sawtooth HoldingsLandStewardshipContact

                                                                                                                Bozeman, Montana · Est. 1911

                                                                                                                Stewards of working land since 1911.

                                                                                                                Four generations owning ranches, timber and water for the long run, and working them well.

                                                                                                                • 01Cattle ranchesMontana · Wyoming
                                                                                                                • 02Working timberIdaho · Oregon
                                                                                                                • 03Water rightsHeld with the land

                                                                                                                Land and real assets

                                                                                                              • StrandvikInvestBolagOm ossKontaktSV / EN

                                                                                                                Långsiktigt ägande

                                                                                                                Long-term owners of Nordic companies.

                                                                                                                A family holding company in Stockholm, owning and developing companies over generations.

                                                                                                                Our companiesOwner since

                                                                                                                • Norrhamn VerkstadPrecision engineering1987
                                                                                                                • Alvik TräTimber and sawmills1994
                                                                                                                • Lindö LogistikPort logistics2008
                                                                                                                • Bergsund HusResidential property2016

                                                                                                                Family holding company, Stockholm

                                                                                                              • fieldhousePortfolioApproachTeamFounders: write to us

                                                                                                                Climate · Industrial software · Materials

                                                                                                                Patient capital for hard companies.

                                                                                                                The venture arm of a family office. One family’s money, no fund clock, so we can wait for the work to pay off.

                                                                                                                • First checks$250k–$3M
                                                                                                                • StageSeed to Series B
                                                                                                                • Fund lifeNone
                                                                                                                • tessel
                                                                                                                • ORBITAL/GRID
                                                                                                                • Kilnworks
                                                                                                                • muon.
                                                                                                                • Brightwater
                                                                                                                • HALYARD

                                                                                                                Venture and growth investing

                                                                                                              • A multi-generational family officeMayfair, London

                                                                                                                Marchmont PartnersThe officeLettersCareers

                                                                                                                The annual letter · 2026

                                                                                                                What a hundred years of owning things has taught us about patience.

                                                                                                                Our chair writes once a year to the family, our partners and the companies we own. This year: on waiting, and on when not to.

                                                                                                                Read the letter

                                                                                                                We’re hiring

                                                                                                                Investment associateLondon · Full time

                                                                                                                Multi-generational office, London

                                                                                                                  • Callahan Family Foundation

                                                                                                                  • Quillan Family FoundationOur storyGrantsApply

                                                                                                                    Education · Since 1962

                                                                                                                    A grandmother’s promise, kept by her grandchildren.

                                                                                                                    Read our story
                                                                                                                    1. 1962Ruth Quillan opens a reading room
                                                                                                                    2. 1988The first scholarship class
                                                                                                                    3. 2011Her children join the board
                                                                                                                    4. 20264,180 students funded

                                                                                                                    An education foundation, three generations on

                                                                                                                  • Pellow Water FundWellsReportsGive

                                                                                                                    Water & health · Est. 2004

                                                                                                                    Clean water at every school in the valley by 2030.

                                                                                                                    See every well →
                                                                                                                    • 412wells funded
                                                                                                                    • 96%still running after five years
                                                                                                                    • $11.2Mgiven since 2004

                                                                                                                    Valley schools on clean water312 of 400

                                                                                                                    A water and health fund

                                                                                                                  • Amsel TrustFellowsOpen callAbout

                                                                                                                    Ilse BrandvoldTidewater, 2026. Oil on linen.2026 Fellow

                                                                                                                    2027 Fellowships

                                                                                                                    Open call.

                                                                                                                    Twelve painters and sculptors. $40,000 each and a year in the studio.

                                                                                                                    Deadline15 Jan 2027

                                                                                                                    Apply

                                                                                                                    An arts trust with fellowships

                                                                                                                  • The Brannagh FundGrantsThe valleyApply

                                                                                                                    Community fund · Four counties

                                                                                                                    Every dollar stays in the valley.

                                                                                                                    Given this year

                                                                                                                    • Ash Fork Food Pantry$40,000
                                                                                                                    • Millrace Library$25,000
                                                                                                                    • Kessel Volunteer Fire$18,500
                                                                                                                    See all 64 grants →
                                                                                                                    Ash Fork Food Pantry$40,000 · a walk-in cooler

                                                                                                                    A regional community fund

                                                                                                                  • Corwen ScholarsPast scholarsApply

                                                                                                                    The Corwen Scholarship

                                                                                                                    Ashby County · Since 1974

                                                                                                                    Four years of college, paid in full.

                                                                                                                    Applications closethe first of March, 2027

                                                                                                                    Begin your application

                                                                                                                    A scholarship fund

                                                                                                                  • Sallow Creek Land TrustThe landWalksGive

                                                                                                                    44°12′ N · 72°48′ W

                                                                                                                    Kept wild,
                                                                                                                    for good.

                                                                                                                    Protect an acre

                                                                                                                    4,212acres protected
                                                                                                                    since 1979

                                                                                                                    A land trust

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