I prefer along the perimeter of the restaurant rather than the middle. I mean, if they don't have a bar, and if I'm with my kids, like wherever we can get in there. Servers for the most part are like a baseball team pitching staff. They're getting like the pre-mo tables. If you're a good diner, you are an unknown commodity. You're going to get, hey, next time you come in, here's number, call us.
Dave talks about getting seated at possibly the worst table he’s ever seen. The discussion turns to the politics of restaurant tables and the best solution for navigating them, including the 'Pretty Woman' move. The discussion then turns to the trend of experiential restaurants with a particular focus on teppanyaki, and other cuisines that might benefit from a similar treatment of food as performance art.
Host: Dave Chang & Chris Ying
Producer: Victoria Valencia, Cory McConnell, Gabi Marler, Euno Lee
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