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On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote:
> In article <vrk9l5$21qmi$4@dont-email.me>,
> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>
>> On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving
>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic
>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly
>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span.
>>>> That would explain a lot.
>>>
>>>
>>> There is a place near here that charges  $95  per person for
>>> reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person
>>> prepaid.  FWIW it is has one Michelin star.
>>>
>> Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it.  Not my cuppa tea.
>>
>> Jill
> 
>      In michelin  restaurants  I've eaten in, there was no
> "rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and
> service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff
> trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed.
> 
>      Janet UK
> 
>   
>    
That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly
trained staff.