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Re:Envisioning Web3 | How to curate great IRL experiences
Host: Jed (@jed_131) with co-hosts Lyss/"Liz" (@Lysss302) and Superhighgasfees (@SHGFees) · Fri 17 Jul 2026 · 3:15:05 across two parts · ~20 speakers
TL;DR
- The Friday regen space turned into a love letter to IRL hospitality, anchored by the previous night's Bored Ape dinner at De Stefano's steakhouse in Williamsburg and the running thesis that "web3 and hospitality go hand in hand."
- Jed shared the restaurant's plans: it'll close a day or two for NFT NYC, host curated (and eventually trait-gated) web3 dinners, and the crew teased a "regen clubhouse" as New York's web3 hub — with the honest ask that regulars own at least one regen for Q4 access.
- Lyss played clips from Unreasonable Hospitality and The Bear to draw the line between service, hosting, and curating — the recurring theme of the whole conversation.
- Jed dipped in and out for real life (a family member on life support, and mid-space his building got tagged with graffiti), so Lyss carried Part 2 and ran it, with McFly, Slick Ric, Makaveli, Sam and others carrying it.
- Warm, funny throughline: everyone insisting IRL is "the alpha," the small-community FOMO around De Stefano's, and a genuinely useful graffiti-removal tip.
Highlights
Setting the table [P1 14:04] Lyss framed the topic: web3 spends so much time on profile pictures and handles, but something special happens when you share a meal. She credited the prior night's ~20-person ape dinner at Jed's own restaurant, De Stefano's, and its staff, and made the case for curated tables where everyone is building something and no one feels shilled.
"Treat IRL events like a business dinner" [P1 19:39] After Superhighgasfees admitted his default IRL move is getting "a little too drunk," Jed delivered the etiquette lesson — stay on point, save it for the after-party — landing the room's first big laugh, especially the bit about not being the guy singing Broadway songs while others talk business.
Makaveli on aging and the family table [P1 42:28] Makaveli (calling in from Houston, "the 19th anniversary of my 21st birthday") tied his own energy to good food and good tequila, then paid Jed a real compliment: the long family-style dinner table with the sides being passed around "feels like home… like somebody just went to their mom's house."
Squiddy's full-circle NFT Philly story + the bookmark bit [P1 54:35] Squiddy traced IRL events back to grabbing a Twitter handle and buying strangers drinks to talk NFTs, then recounted meeting King as an up-and-coming artist years ago. He also appointed himself "the bookmark baddie," lobbying the room to bookmark the space to help the hosts.
The 60th-birthday negotiation [P1 1:06:39] The room's biggest laugh: Jed recounting how his dad emailed a party that had booked a table for twelve and asked them to invite two fewer people to a 60th birthday — "who the fuck does that?" — capped by an aside from another speaker: "Only 10 showed up, Jed." Underneath the comedy, Lyss and Jed used it to show how hard on-premises hospitality actually is.
"Don't tell my son I have a wallet" [P1 1:10:06] Lyss on getting Jed's old-school dad his first regen: he handed her cash, she bought and transferred it, and swore her to secrecy about the wallet. The point beneath the joke — Jed and his dad are more alike than either admits.
A one-of-one "signature lane" [P1 1:11:47] Superhighgasfees positioned De Stefano's as a one-of-one "signature lane" — a distinctive IRL experience nobody else offers, and the kind of thing that actually converts curious people into holders.
The regen / steak economics pitch [P1 1:24:00] Jed did something he says he'd never done in ~175 spaces: openly told people to buy a regen (roughly $100), guaranteeing the value back in one visit. That flowed into a candid breakdown of beef margins — $75 wholesale per ribeye, steak as the worst-margin item in the house — while Lyss half-jokingly told people not to take the free steak for granted.
The steakhouse origin story [P2 5:23] Prompted by Bored Osaka, Jed told the backstory: the building was his great-grandparents' 1909 home, nearly knocked down for condos, saved by his dad's sentimentality and stubborn insistence on a steakhouse — "'cause I can't get a good fillet anywhere." During COVID they rebuilt the new spot with their own regular customers' hands.
Graffiti, Coca-Cola, and Diet Coke [P2 37:11] Jed reappeared to report his building got tagged (a six-by-three-foot piece), an $800 removal quote, and a plan to power-wash it himself. Makaveli and Bored Osaka offered the actual folk remedy — pour Coca-Cola on it first — which Lyss immediately volunteered to do with Diet Coke instead ("I just got a fresh batch… crispy Diet Coke").
Show vs. Sam, and the PFP roast [P2 23:39] Lyss "defended" Sam after hearing Show tease him in an earlier space, kicking off a warm bit about wanting friends "you control that will troll you." She then gently roasted Sam's cyclops-ling profile picture, and floated getting everyone to don regen PFPs.
Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| [P1 4:25] – [P1 14:04] | Openers, music, recap of the previous night's ape dinner |
| [P1 14:04] – [P1 30:15] | Curation philosophy; the curated table; welcoming newcomers |
| [P1 30:15] – [P1 43:22] | Makaveli on aging, tequila, and "family-style" hospitality |
| [P1 43:34] – [P1 53:20] | Big Rugg, Mexi & Lyss on event intentions, size, declining projects |
| [P1 54:14] – [P1 1:03:25] | Squiddy's NFT Philly origins; Tim as Jed's "deciding factor" |
| [P1 1:03:25] – [P1 1:11:32] | The 20-person limit, Jed's dad stories, the secret wallet |
| [P1 1:16:16] – [P1 1:23:25] | Unreasonable Hospitality / The Bear clips; McFly on IRL as alpha |
| [P1 1:24:00] – [P1 1:29:34] | "Buy a regen"; steak/beef economics |
| [P1 1:29:34] – end P1 | Jazzy and Bored Osaka on hospitality as an ethos |
| [P2 0:21] – [P2 4:17] | Unreasonable Hospitality clip (Guidara) |
| [P2 5:23] – [P2 13:00] | Steakhouse origin story; Bored Osaka on legacy |
| [P2 14:48] – [P2 32:00] | Slick Ric, GreenVisorGang, Sam on separation factor & networking |
| [P2 37:11] – [P2 42:00] | Graffiti + Coca-Cola tip |
| [P2 42:00] – [P2 51:00] | Keeping De Stefano's old-school; the "other side" clubhouse idea |
| [P2 52:00] – [P2 1:20:00] | Round-robin: "how do you curate events?"; menu deep-dive |
| [P2 1:20:00] – end P2 | Cherish people / call your parents; closing hospitality clip |
Notable quotes
"You treat IRL events like you're at a business dinner." — Jed [P1 19:39]
"It is forever the 19th anniversary of my 21st birthday." — Makaveli [P1 37:15]
"Service is the thing you're doing… Hospitality is how you make people feel when you do that thing." — from the Unreasonable Hospitality / The Bear clip Lyss played [P1 1:17:00]
"We ain't going no fucking way, baby. The alpha is go get your ass a region." — McFly [P1 1:26:24]
"Before you could be a boss, you got to be a worker. And before you could lead, you gotta learn to learn." — Slick Ric [P2 16:09]
"We go from strangers to acquaintances, from acquaintances to friends, and then friends to family." — McFly [P2 21:42]
Who said what
- Jed (@jed_131), host — De Stefano's owner and ex-Wall Street; framed hospitality as web3's superpower, shared the restaurant's history and NFT NYC plans, and made the "buy a regen" pitch. In and out for family/graffiti emergencies.
- Lyss / "Liz" (@Lysss302), co-host — Hospitality background; the operational heart of the room. Ran Part 2, played the clips, and articulated the hosting-vs-servicing-vs-curating distinction.
- Makaveli (@MakaveliDlaCruz) — Houston-based; on aging young, tequila as an "upper," lean-into-your-community curation, and the Coca-Cola graffiti fix.
- Squiddy (@SquiddyNFT) — Traced IRL events back to NFT Philly's scrappy origins; self-appointed "bookmark baddie."
- McFly (@MrMcFly100) — The room's IRL evangelist; focuses events on purpose first, and got named the ultimate De Stefano's VIP for how much he markets it.
- Mexi (@_queenmexi) — Argued medium-size events are the hardest and most rewarding to curate.
- Josh Ong (@beijingdou) — Longtime ape; teased the Miami clubhouse (lounge-y, not nightclub) and why loud rooms kill connection.
- Bored Osaka (@BoredOsaka1) — Ran brick-and-mortar spaces in Seattle; "customers came in as customers and left as guests"; prompted the steakhouse origin story.
- Slick Ric (@richj530) — Multiple hospitality businesses; "separation factor" and making people feel seen as the glue.
- Sam (@SamAdoption) — Firefighter, quirkies leader; on leading with kindness — and taking the PFP ribbing in good humor.
- Tim (@tim_8093) — The Buffalo collector who flew in for dinner; Jed's proof he was on the right track.
- Sho (@AgogoKaren) — Ran her own space earlier; curates safe, real gatherings; excited to meet everyone IRL at NFT NYC.
- Jazzy (@RealJazzyJ92515), GreenVisorGang (@GreenVisorGang) — Reinforced the "experience over food" ethos; GVG supplied the family-style, pass-the-mashed-potatoes color.
Worth a full listen
- [P1 1:04:53] – [P1 1:11:32] — The Jed-and-his-dad stretch (the 20-person limit, the 60th-birthday negotiation, the secret wallet) is the funniest and warmest run of the space, and does the real work of showing why on-premises hospitality is hard.
- [P2 5:23] – [P2 13:00] — Jed's uninterrupted steakhouse origin story, from a 1909 family home nearly lost to condos to a COVID-era rebuild done with the regulars' own hands. It's the emotional core of the whole "why hospitality" argument.
- [P2 1:14:00] – [P2 1:18:49] — The menu tour (pork chops, mahi mahi, lobster ravioli, and a hard "absolutely not" on impossible burgers) is pure regulars-being-regulars, and the kind of banter a summary flattens.