Week 32: Introducing Outpost
Quick detour from Need, Wrote, Ate: time to (re)introduce ourself
November 22, 2022
999 days ago to the date, I threw my very first dinner under the name Conte Supper Club. I built a humble website, started an Instagram, and begged a handful of friends to part with $75 for what was essentially a glorified birthday party on a cold Wednesday night before Thanksgiving.
We crammed into the back room of Café Select. The martinis flowed, the food was terrible—but we pulled it off. Even now, I still say “we,” a muscle memory from years of trying to convince guests, venues, and brands that CSC was bigger than just me.
The truth is, it wasn’t. It was just me. I had plenty of help along the way (too many names to list), but at the core it’s been me dragging this thing forward.
I’ve been threatened with lawsuits by coked-up LA landlords. I’ve learned how to replace 100-year-old carriage house floorboards (to avoid the same West Coast treatment). Pulled off a 150-person event with only 25 tickets sold the week before (our biggest turnout yet) and gotten away with“a solid days work” when one venue forgot to collect their rental fee (ironically the largest sum I ever agreed to “pay”).
Over the last three years, I’ve managed to throw close to 30 large-scale dinners and lunches in New York, London, LA, and the Hamptons.
Saturation, restlessness, and an insatiable drive (healthy or not) have pushed me to ask what’s next…
Introducing Outpost
Outpost (noun): something regarded as an isolated or remote branch of something.
“The community is the last outpost of civilization in the far north.”
Conte Supper Club is now Outpost. A brand built to bring you the best goods, gear, and experiences from around the world. For years we’ve poured energy into promoting other people’s brands, products, and experiences… figured it’s time we get in the game.
What you can expect is curated products, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and one-off projects designed with people I trust and admire. You’ll find it all at Outpostnyc.co
Don’t worry—the dinners and events aren’t going anywhere. We’re doubling down:
To kick things off, we’re headed to Bedford, New York with former Misi Chef Jim Palmer to celebrate with a proper block party. Details on the website.
This fall were looking at:
Private ski trains to Stowe
Garden parties in London
Black tie soirées at private clubs in the city
The first chapter was fun, this next one will be no different… just bigger.
—Ryan