Mr. King: I would encourage many restaurants to sort of collude and create a European soccer leap, the super league of restaurants that deny entry to dumb, dumb diners. Japan is shown that it works. It does. There's a reason why a lot of the top restaurants are invitation only now in America. They just have to sprout wings eventually over time and learn the ways of a good diner. And once you're shown to be a good diner, you know, and you're off your probation air period, hey, you can dine independently. All these things. That probably won't work as well because we don't have the millennia of fucking culture to our advantage but
After Chris and Dave lead you through the dreaded chain reaction of what occurs in a restaurant kitchen when a table is five minutes late to their reservation, they do their very first Debate Club on whether dining should require a special license on the diner's part. Other topics include kids as the death of punctuality, burying “friends of Dave” on the waitlist at Momofuku Ko, and what it takes to be a respectful diner.
Hosts: Dave Chang and Chris Ying
Producers: Sasha Ashall, Aleya Zenieris, and Gabi Marler
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