From a reader: "I was at Soho House yesterday evening, as I was leaving the "House" and as I stepped into the lobby standing there was the majestic [Vogue editor] Ms. [Anna] Wintour. No sunglasses and razor sharp bangs. At her side was her loyal flacky Shelby 'shellgame' Bryant. She was deep in thought, or at least faking it, and he was blabbering on about nonsense, nonstop. I did not get a chance to see what floor they were going to, but I assume that it was the restaurant on the sixth floor and not the Library on the fifth floor where [Vanity Fair exile] Toby Young was having a cocktail reception to introduce to the U.S. the paperback edition on his fame to failure chronicle 'How to lose friends and alienate people.'"

I was there as well (for Toby Young's party), but I somehow missed The Anna. A few needless observations: (1) The [bookless] "library" walls are decorated with large prints of a hand forming various letters in sign language. The two on the wall facing the bar spell "ME", which seems oddly appropriate. (2) "You can smoke at Soho House" really means "You can smoke in a 10-by-10 'gaming room' cordoned off from the bar by glass partitions, and nowhere else in the building." This may or may not defeat the purpose of a Soho House membership. (3) Soho House has really good hamburgers... Oh my god. I just made a [literal] hamburger recommendation. Must have been the proximity to Anna.