The other day, webmaster John and I were walking around the Rockefeller Centre, looking for a restaurant. We were planning to take friends from the UK to dinner, before going to the Top of The Rock.
We saw a new restaurant – and wandered over – intrigued by the fact that there were people eating there, despite the signs that said the restaurant was going to open the NEXT week.
It was, the hostess told us, a training day for their staff – and if we were willing to let them practice on us, they would serve us a free lunch.
What was the catch, we asked?
The catch was that we would not be allowed to complain – and they might interrupt the service to correct something a staffer had done wrong, or to ask our opinions.
Oh – and we had no control over the dishes we were served – we had to select our meal by drawing a ticket out of a box.
That didn’t sound too difficult.. so in we went.
Our meal included mussels, tuna steaks and a lovely salad… followed by apple strudel. There was drink taken as well – they were trying out some new cocktails.
They did give us a bill – part of the training for their staff – but we didn’t have to pay it (which was a good thing as it was over $100 ).
So –we got a fabulous lunch for free – thank you Del Frisco’s Grille. It was kinda fun too – joining in, giving opinions of the food and the service and the amount of light on the mirror in the ladies restroom (not enough – a girl would have trouble touching up her lippie).
And in case you were wondering – this is what the world looks like from the Top of The Rockefeller Centre at night…
Today we set off for the Colorado Rockies and the New Mexico desert for a holiday.
There won’t be a lot of internet access where we are going – so I’ll tell you all about it when I get back.