Ham on Rye, Extra Sadism

Is it OK for a restaurant to abuse its customers?

But I Come Here Often

Should regulars get special treatment?

The Business of Fun

Marco Pierre White is sometimes a slave, sometimes a devil.

As an ex-restaurateur dilettante (shirt? what shirt?), Let me weigh in with a few comments on the large party rezzie thing. 1) Unfortunately, people often don’t show up for their reservations. I’ve noted that this is...

that she was pleased that he would be eating in the neighborhood and hoped that the next time he was in NYC, he would be able to dine at Chanterelle. Now, that’s the kind of treatment that bespeaks a restaurateur who knows...

treated so badly. Several people told me they had similar experiences. In summary, Steps of Rome may the perfect place for drunks trying to quench their hangover on a Friday night or tourists willing to be mistreated by a bunch...

Why do restaurants advertise “mixed fruit,” but serve a bowl of melon? It’s time for a fruit revolution.

I do in fact eat at Cut and Mozza. Although perhaps not as often as I’d like, not having a personal assistant to make redundant reservations. Overbooking by restaurateurs is rude; I submit that overbooking by customers is...

. The bill: $38, which included a 20 percent tip. The service was attentive. Our table server was pleasant, welcoming, and spoke English well. One question: Is it considered rude among Ecuadoran restaurateurs (or Mexicans, for that...

I luckily have bever met the owner or someone too rude here but ive only been twice, Ive seen a ton of negative feedback for the service but the food id really good. Its really unbelievable the stories ive heard

restaurant enthusiasts. recently renovayted for the movie Punisher, it has looked nice for the last couple years, and the burgers and poie great as always. The former carhop turned restaurateur, Yvonne Freeman, will preside over...

(what to do about rude customers, etc...) but never a direct response to comments about their restaurants. Is that taboo here? Like I said, just curious.

not to let the rudeness and obvious discrimination ruin the evening. Happy to report it did not, with rare steak and frites at les halles washing away the lingering bitterness. Btw, I must say I have eaten in shorts in any number...

, since they always miss them. (Luka’s missed by only six months or so...) Much as I would love to have a tolerable Indian restaurant in the downtown Oakland area, I’m going to boycott them for as many months as they...

-less and totally pretentious. It was trying to masquerade as a cool, good restaurant, but the desire came from the wrong place. “Trying” and “cool” don’t go together, and neither one goes with great...