1 Comment

This is one of the silliest, short-sighted takes by WaPo and Cane:

“There's a whole crop of big TikTok stars who specialize in reviewing restaurant food while eating it in their cars. But the Washington Post's food critic argues this dynamic causes them to miss out on a full representation of the dish as it's meant to be consumed — especially while dining in at the restaurant.”

From the proprietor:

“The sauce and garnishes were all packaged for Lee to pair with the snapper, says Jeanine Prime, the proprietor behind Cane. “Part of the dish, escovitch, is essentially having these pickles, the vinegar, offsetting the fried fish,” Prime tells me. “That’s a critical element of the dish that was missed in Keith’s review.””

Then make the to-go order, WHICH THE RESTAURANT OFFERS!, a better experience!

And the WaPo critic comes off as some out-of-touch guy yelling at clouds. YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG!!

Reminds me of Covid times:

➡️ Stubborn owner: We’re not offering our food/drinks to-go because customers miss the experience of dining at our place

➡️ Sad owner: Pleads with community to support restaurant

➡️ Born-again owner: Delivers cool new to-go experience

If the restaurant proprietor doesn’t think

Expand full comment