Dear Salty,

A good friend recently opened a couple of restaurants, both of which are so far very successful and really good. Last time I went in, he was telling me that exactly this had been going on and, despite the fact that he has an open kitchen in both places, he usually just pretends not to recognize people when they come…

Smartest thing a local bar owner I’ve seen do is actually pay for all the drinks him and his wife drink every night, as well as charge all the comps to his tab. His logic is that “the profits” of his drinks will come back in his pockets, and otherwise, he’s paying for the cost anyways.

Another issue that Bourdain noted in Kitchen Confidential is that the same friends who say you should open a restaurant are the same ones that keep dropping by and expects a bunch of comps and freebies and never pick up a check.

“Mongul only pawn in game of life.”

Its open from 11-2 five days a week, been open for years and has a line out of the door by 11:30.

There’s a reason “DO NOT EAT” is in quotes. They’re basically saying “DO NOT EAT [wink].” How else do you think I got my superpowers? 

I scrolled down and couldn’t find the recipes section. Is that in a related Takeout article?

I collect them and put them in my Little Free Library to keep the books from getting mildewy.

Pretty easy to for someone your size to get in a Fit. All you have to do is kneel.

And yet you seemed to fit very comfortably in a 2-D pane of glass with a couple other people, Zod. Get over it.

Sad part is that they could’ve invested a tiny amount of labor to cut the steak down into relatively bite sized pieces, seasoned them with some Lowry’s bulk priced sodium product, and then skewered and sold them for $50 a unit as “Montreal Steak Skewers” or something.

According to the tweets, they did actually have a steak tenderloin sandwich for a mere $28. I think the steak-on-a-stick is for people who want to spend more for something objectively worse just because they can. 

You didn’t hear me complaining about the loobster did you?

Neigh, you should question whether or not it’s a good idea to even speculate.

I’m all verklempt! Talk amongst yourselves!

Important question: is this game like buttah?

The New Deal is neither new nor a deal, discuss.

Needs more Mike Meyers

A friend got my wife and I a gift certificate for Chef’s Table Brooklyn Fare as a wedding gift (didn’t even know you could do that) and it took us over a year to actually get to eat there. Called every monday for months and could never make a reservation. Finally the friend who got us the certificate had to physically…