Wednesday, April 4, 2007

JOHN EDWARDS' TWO AMERICAS, RESTAURANT-STYLE: Ever since our very first date, Jen and I have used "Do you think they know we're Jewish?" as a our stock phrase at restaurants to attempt to explain why our service seems so delinquent compared to other parties. On the basis of his review of NYC's Four Seasons Restaurant today, Frank Bruni may be an honorary member of the Tribe, decrying "a restaurant that runs on two tracks -- one for the anonymous, another for the anointed". And yet he still gave it two stars -- go figure.

There's a notorious bistro on Rittenhouse Square that once explained to Jen that they didn't take reservations for lunch -- and then, when she arrived for a business meeting, was told she couldn't be seated at an open table because it had been reserved for other guests. But you told me on the phone . . . // We don't, but we allow certain clients . . . and the result of the angry-gram we sent was for the restaurant to promise to place us on the secret list as well. We've chosen not to return.

Surely, you've had a disappointing experience like that. Share.

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