BEND / THE DINNER DECISION
When the room matters enough to reconsider the walk.
Skip the Stars. Trust the Seal.
Before you put
your name on it,
ask LBB.
Exceptional people, places and operators, chosen for your people and purpose. Our team brings hospitality expertise, discerning judgment and a trusted network to your brief, then takes the agreed work off your hands.
See the judgment at work ↓
THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK BY CLANDESTINEINDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. A VERY PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW.EST. ON TRUST.
01 / ASK LBB
We give you
your time back.
You don’t have to spend hours finding the right place, checking the details and figuring out who to call. That’s our work.
- Hospitality expertise.
- Years of sourcing people, places and operators for Clandestine clients. Discerning judgment about what fits your people and purpose.
- The right people to call.
- A trusted network and a specific contact on site, shared privately with your recommendation.
- A real person to see it through.
- Someone to talk it through with, make the calls, check the details and handle the agreed follow-through.
Our sourcing reaches beyond the published Book.
Scope and fee are agreed before work begins.
THE FIELD GUIDES
A good place
to start.
Useful context for the places you’re going and the people you’re bringing.
All field guidesNEW YORK / GROUP DINING
The right table.
The right part of town.
Team dinners, client evenings and the journey between the meeting and the restaurant.
Read the guideLONDON / CLIENT DINNERS
Start with
the occasion.
A larger table, a private room and a setting that suits the people around it.
Read the guideLAS VEGAS / CONFERENCE WEEKS
Beyond the
obvious choices.
Where everyone needs to be, how they’ll get there and what the evening asks of the room.
Read the guide02 / FIELD NOTES
Look a little
closer.
Decisions from Clandestine client work.
A closer look at what shaped the choice.
NEW ORLEANS / MUSIC BOX VILLAGE
How the client’s sensibility shaped the choice of place, food and sound.
INSIDE THE BOOK
We publish the judgment. We protect the relationships.
JUDGMENT. RELATIONSHIPS. A CLEAR NEXT STEP.
Your brief.
Our attention.
A thoughtful recommendation starts with understanding the occasion.
We source beyond the published Book.
03 / WHY TRUST US
Judgment with
something behind it.
LBB is led by Kelley Troia, founder of Clandestine. The judgment comes from choosing places, people and experiences for real client work.
Clandestine executes high-stakes work.
LBB identifies the exceptional.
Every Book entry still earns its place through evidence, a clear fit and an honest account of its limits.
See the decisions behind the workFROM CLANDESTINE CLIENTS
“She listened closely to my requirements… Somehow she managed to galvanize an incredible assortment of joy makers.”
“She asks the right questions, listens deeply, and then creates something that feels entirely your own”
04 / THE BOOK
Worth your
attention.
Selected people, places and operators, with a reason to choose them and a point of view on who they’re right for.
THE EDITORIAL COLLECTION
A point of view.
A reason to choose.
The Book shares a selection of what we know. ASK LBB brings that judgment and our network to your particular brief.
Explore the BookPublic guides share selected judgment. Your brief gets a private recommendation.
WORK WITH LBB
Start with
your ask.
Tell us what you need and what matters. We’ll agree the scope, fee and follow-through before work begins.
A single decision or a continuing relationship, scoped to the work. Your proposal sets out the recommendation, any coordination and the agreed follow-through. Restaurant, hotel and supplier charges are separate.
A few useful answersTHE BEST NAMES OFTEN COME FROM PEOPLE.
Who should
we know?
The person who noticed. The place that got it right.
The operator you would call again.
An introduction starts a review. It doesn’t buy a place in the book.