You once wore the keys off your Blackberry trying to get that trolloped-up tramp-stamped trailer trash voted off Reality Show Whatever. Why not dedicate your sadistic key pressing towards a more worthy mission than the satisfaction of seeing if plastic can produce tears? Why not, in fact, give valuable input into where I should be spending my hard-earned money made hostessing?
“I feel kind of like a stripper,” I confessed to the other hostess as we counted up the day’s earnings in coat check tips – $80, almost entirely in singles. Indeed, there are many parallels to be (lovingly) drawn, the most obvious of which are the dollar dollar bills that are scraped off and counted up at the end of a shift. As you see, dear reader, in addition to assessing Twitter strategy, I’ve spending an awful lot of my time recording dinner reservations, pointing people towards the bathroom (end of the hallway to your left) and memorizing a seating chart. It’s been a valuable way to see how this whole thing runs – and practice my coat-hanging prowess.
I’ve learned that the restaurant biz is not for the faint of heart or the sore of foot. Wear comfortable shoes!
Anyway, I’m planning on ONE blowout meal this month to celebrate. Where should I go?
I wish I had Per Se on this list, but I think a $275 prix fixe is slightly out of my means. Ohhh well.
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Cooper would probably vote for Le Bernardin, but I have my own biases.
hey there! cute blog. i’m not in Boston anymore but your blog sure brings back memories :D
oh yes and my vote is for le bernardin
I linked to your new blog! :)
I have had a couple of transporting meals at Le Bernardin, but my recent one was less so: expensive and underwhelming. I think WD-50 is worth a look and a pretty inexpensive way to give molecular cooking a try. Momofuku Ko got my actual vote, though, as it’s the most playful and fun while still being absolutely delicious and inventive — if you can get in. Jean Georges is absolutely amazing in a stuffier sort of way, a great place to get dressed up like an adult. I haven’t been to Daniel yet, but I imagine it to be in the same costly, formal New French vein as J-G, perhaps a bit stiffer and pricier.
Thanks for the input, MC! Much appreciated. My dining companion is pushing for Momofuku if we can get reservations there… gotta play that weird computer game, I suppose.
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