In London, the restaurant industry might be even more cutthroat than on this side of the pond. To wit, consider what happened when star chef Marcus Wareing formally took over one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants: "The reason the chef's table was free is interesting. You see, at the moment that Marcus announced he was going it alone, the [Ramsay] holding group called everyone in the reservations book to tell them the restaurant had closed, and offered them consolation tables at other restaurants in the group instead..." [Times UK via Eater SF]For more stories from Eater, go to eater.com.
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