"At the Freehand Hotel that sits at the border of Gramercy and Flatiron, I observed that Authentic Hospitality has an ongoing relationship—having first opened Smile to Go there and later managing its cocktail bar Bar Calico and the Georgia Room—and that Broken Shaker will operate at this location and at Freehand hotels around the country; Freehand Hotels and Broken Shaker were purchased by Generator and parent Queensgate Investments for $400 million in 2019." - Melissa McCart