The Hot Dish Preview: 12/26/08
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In tomorrow's edition: a big ol' rundown of New Year's Eve specials, a new Northeast eatery, and a special White Castle-sponsored honor for a local bartender.
Also, The Hot Dish talks to Noah Barton of Chino Latino about his restaurant's extremely global New Year's Eve, and gets him to share a useful bit of insider information about dining out on one of the craziest nights of the year.
"You know, people shouldn't be afraid to go into a place where they don't have reservations on New Year's Eve -- the way it works is that everybody makes reservations at four places and then no shows for three of them," Barton says. "At the same time, nobody just walks in expecting a table." The result? "Our wait for a table on New Year's Eve is less than it normally is on a typical Friday or Saturday night."
Another great Barton tip pertains to drinking.
"Stay away from brown liquor," he says. "And punch. Always avoid punch. Nothing good ever comes from punch. Chino Latino will be a punch-free environment."
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Also, The Hot Dish talks to Noah Barton of Chino Latino about his restaurant's extremely global New Year's Eve, and gets him to share a useful bit of insider information about dining out on one of the craziest nights of the year.
"You know, people shouldn't be afraid to go into a place where they don't have reservations on New Year's Eve -- the way it works is that everybody makes reservations at four places and then no shows for three of them," Barton says. "At the same time, nobody just walks in expecting a table." The result? "Our wait for a table on New Year's Eve is less than it normally is on a typical Friday or Saturday night."
Another great Barton tip pertains to drinking.
"Stay away from brown liquor," he says. "And punch. Always avoid punch. Nothing good ever comes from punch. Chino Latino will be a punch-free environment."
Not getting The Hot Dish? The City Pages email newsletter rounds up the latest restaurant specials, openings, closing, web-related wackiness and other gastronomic tidbits into one weekly short-but-sweet package. Sign up right here.
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