After no one shows up at the agreed-upon restaurant, Olivia leaves, as she assumes that she got stood up.
Dinner on Sanibel requires serious strategy, since most of the population descends upon restaurants at the same moment and most don't take reservations.
But as acknowledged king and queen of the dining scene, descending upon restaurants eight times a week, their influence is such a given that it is merrily tweaked in the current Off Broadway hit "Fully Committed".
I try to stay away from the arms race in food coverage currently being waged by Time Out, Metromix and a host of other bloggers, all of whom seem to be descending upon restaurants as soon as they open.
Since its first edition in 1900, the Michelin Red Guide has emerged as one of the most relied-upon sources of restaurant reviews worldwide.
Whether online dining services will have an impact upon the restaurant sector as they evolve is a different question, however.
Besides, he says, "it pays the rent". But despite this pragmatic explanation and the noted level of difficulty, Asif's gaze upon his restaurant betrays something more.
Diners browsing their options on Macdougal Street who happened upon a restaurant called Babu in its first few weeks of opening, earlier this year, were met with several surprises.
By Rebecca Mead Diners browsing their options on Macdougal Street who happened upon a restaurant called Babu in its first few weeks of opening, earlier this year, were met with several surprises.
In "Setting the Table," his memoir cum manifesto on hospitality, published just after Shake Shack opened, Meyer describes his mood upon opening restaurant No. 2, Gramercy Tavern: "I had the sense of being close to a dangerous outcome.
And we stumbled upon a restaurant that night called Le Cilantro, where we had a meal as memorable as any I can remember: caramelized frogs' legs, stuffed saddle of lamb, lobster in a stunning emulsion.
