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    Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations

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    Image of Sheila Sheila
    09/13/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    also: "or past 10pm." Nice.
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    09/13/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    well I got into Monkey Bar the other night. It was easy!
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    09/13/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    It's not that exclusive, I got a reservation (No, it wasn't for the next day or the next week.) and I'm nobody.

    It was nice enough, but the food was so rich I was up all night. Next year, I pick my birthday dinner restaurant.
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    Image of MsMuffinMcGuffin MsMuffinMcGuffin
    09/13/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    Absolutely hilarious, Foster. And dead on.

    On a similar note, whenever I have to cancel a reservation at one of NY's trendy restaurants, I always make sure I call and apologize profusely for their inconvenience. Because perish the thought I might be blacklisted by the restaurant mafioso, and never be able to get a reservation again for a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion.
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    Image of plasticene plasticene
    09/13/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    The "apology'' was priceless. I must ask, did Jesse require ketchup with his fries, or was he required to provide a sample of blood?
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    Image of karion karion
    09/12/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    Both this and the linked BB piece were fantastic, Foster.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    09/12/09

    @karion: Seconded
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    09/12/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    Great tag list BTW.
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    Image of heartbreakturnip heartbreakturnip
    09/12/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    Nothing like my mama's fried green plutonium flakes, though. Home cookin'!
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    09/12/09

    In reply to Media Scribe Rebuffed By Restaurateur For Being "Pushy" Over Reservations
    I'm not sure which is more pathetic: an establishment that forces customers to grovel to do business with it and thus offers the opposite of customer service, or a customer who grovels to such an obnoxious establishment. Me, I will go to Tad's Steaks.
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    Image of pollyannacowgirl pollyannacowgirl
    09/12/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: Agreed.

    And as a complete nobody, I still go to restaurants to eat good food.
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    09/13/09

    @TheBusinessGuy:

    The night I went, I had to change the time of the reservation and they were perfectly obliging because they had room to maneuver.

    It's poor judgment to be rude in the first instance to people who have momentary power over you, whether they be reservationists, clerks, customer service reps, etc.
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    09/13/09

    @pollyannacowgirl:

    The food was good; it just wasn't my style -- very '40s Algonquin Grill.
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    Image of TheBusinessGuy TheBusinessGuy
    09/13/09

    @Seeräuber Jenny: True, but is also bad judgement for these service people to be rude to you. It goes both ways.
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    Image of EdwardIguana EdwardIguana
    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    Truth be told, though it was a kind gesture on her behalf, it wasn't just Anne Hathaway who delivered the pizza. It was the entire cast and crew who took up collections and ordered the pizza. So the love deserves to be sliced up a little more.
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    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    I love her. She is the antithesis of the talentless tabloid whores. She dresses tastefully and has beautiful, natural skin (no tan-paint for her). She's smart. On talk shows, she's playful, veering toward silly. She’s a good daughter: she takes her parents with her to lots of events. And now this? Pizza delivery to fans at 3 AM? Cheers to Ms. Hathaway!
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    Image of Paul.B.Dodd Paul.B.Dodd
    07/14/09

    @iplaudius: Yes I agree with everything you just described about her. She just needs more discretionary taste when it comes to selecting her male companion.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    07/14/09

    @iplaudius: Seconding all of the above, adding her advocacy on behalf of her gay brother and the rest of us. She makes it difficult not to be totally in love with her.
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    Image of MattGaymon MattGaymon
    07/14/09

    @Paul.B.Dodd: Don't we all.
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    Image of JudgeFudge JudgeFudge
    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    You know, this is just a normal actorly thing to do. Because, in case you guys didn't know, ANNE HATHAWAY IS A FUCKING REAL ACTRESS, LIKE ON A STAGE WITH COSTUMES AND SHAKESPEARE AND LEARNING LINES AND SHIT.
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    I hear from people in the business, she's a genuine person. She deserves much success.
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    Image of jbwan jbwan
    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    Anne really doth hath a way with her fans.
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    07/14/09

    In reply to Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery
    Is that Ray's or Original Ray's??
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    Image of Thatcornellguy Thatcornellguy
    07/14/09

    @ElleL: Neither. It's Famous Original Ray's.
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    07/14/09

    @Thatcornellguy: Original Famous Ray's.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    07/14/09

    @ElleL: World-Famous Original Ray's Pizza
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