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High-Class Boozehounds
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Laren Spirer
Published Aug 2, 2007
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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In case you missed it yesterday, the Times Dining section contained an article detailing stories of the various drunken and debaucherous diners who have tied on a few too many at the city's high-end restaurants. That's right -- people don't just pass out and make an ass of themselves at Tortilla Flats these days, but they do so at the likes of Daniel, Bouley, Cru and even per se. The Times quotes Phoebe Damrosch, author of “Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter,” as saying that “more people throw up in the dining room of Per Se than your average college bar.” Classy.
Bruni chimes in via audio, noting that people get just as drunk, if not more so, at high end restaurants, as they do at low-end ones, and that the drinking often leads to sex in some way, shape, or form. Moral of the story -- a $3,000 bottle of bordeaux (or three), will get you just as drunk as the same amount of Two-Buck Chuck.
Have you witnessed any drunken highjinks at the city's top restaurants? Do let us know by email or in the comments.
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