Mr. Flood’s Party is a curated collection of tasteful scenes

Built on crisp photography, paired with thoughtful takes on dining, hospitality, and travel — Flood’s showcases the beauty of day-to-day life in New York City and the joy of discovery around the world.

By delivering honest commentary and highlighting a selection of hits — and only the hits — Flood’s serves as a dependable source for knowing where to go and what to order. Every restaurant, every song, and every street corner is showcased with intention.

Flood’s stands for quality over quantity; substance over flash. It’s a platform that delivers value by guiding you toward perfect hangs, and shifting the way you think about food, culture, and space.

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Included in your free subscription:

Restaurant Write-Ups: Stories about food, restaurants, and hospitality. The classic Flood’s format. Now expanded because we aren’t bound by IGs 2,200 character limit. Hell yeah.

On Draft: A recurring segment that’ll offer light reads and high utility, featuring a few regular sections: Recently Added, Best Dishes, Flood’s Hi-Fi, and Up Next.

11’s: Eleven is a great number. We’re ranking the best 11 things across many categories. “11’s: Best Burgers in NYC”, “11’s: Walk-In Only Restaurants”.

Specials: Every once in a while, we’ll touch on topics and formats that don’t fit the categories above — think “Flood’s Awards,” “Top 50 in NYC,” and more.

Available to paid subscribers:

Flood’s Worldwide: An evolving collection of my favorite places around the globe — restaurants, cafes, bars, bakeries, hotels, parks, clothing stores, museums, and more — consolidated into one clean Substack post with a corresponding Google Maps list, and regular roundups of all the recent additions.

Mr. Flood’s Party is a creative project from Lorenzo Bongiovanni, a Brooklyn-based photographer, writer, and creative consultant.