Intro Eight: Culinary Chronicles, Capers & Canards

Article: Pocketful of Dough, publisjed October 2000, written by Bruce Feiler To say the least, this article was shocking. I didn't realize that people are actually successful at getting into New York's best restaurants with out a reservation. In this article, Brtuce Feiler explains how he successfully cuts waiting lines at a restaurant that consist of 50 or even 2,700 people!! The fact that he bribes the maitre d was suprising, but the fact that the maitre d would accept the money and get them a table was unbelievable! The way Feiler planned what he would do was amazing! From each experience, he learned something new about how to bribe them perfectly. And, he realized what to do if the maitre d didn't accept the money but still gave you a table-give them a generous tip. Feiler found it important to make relationships with those he bribed because he then becomes one of their finest customers. In conclusion, the way Feiler easily got his way into restaurants consisted of bribing, but with that dressing nicely, having confidence, still giving a generous tip, and forming a relationship. This article really opened my eyes to see that people in reality, like those in movies, do get their way into restaurants by means of a bribe. -Lindsay B.