"I got a private space in a traditionally quote unquote shitty situation," he says. "If it's that busy, I just have it to be seated ... who cares? If they don't have a bar, I went to see hardware." The only thing that sucks is the service potentially,. He adds: "There couldn't be a better place for me in the whole restaurant".
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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