You know, we wanted to believe Mario Batali’s claim that Gordon Ramsay is banned from his restaurants, but something about the way he put it just didn’t sit right — “Ramsay's people call trying to book tables and I say no. I won’t have him in there.” Really? Risking being banned from Batali’s joints ourselves, we asked our intern, Hannah Geller, to call his restaurants and attempt to make a reservation for next Tuesday at 8 p.m., on Gordo’s behalf. Here are the results.
Lupa
212-982-5089
2 for 8 for Gordon Ramsay? Yes
Del Posto
212-497-8090
2 for 8 for Gordon Ramsay? Yes
Otto
212-995-9559
2 for 8 for Gordon Ramsay? Yes
Casa Mono
212-253-2773
2 for 8 for Gordon Ramsay? No
Available time: 10 p.m.
The one snag we hit was at Babbo — the reservationist said there wasn’t any space available and, seeming to recognize the name Gordon Ramsay, advised us to leave a message with the maître d' — the “only one who can make this kind of reservation.” Sorry, Sir Ramsay doesn’t wait! From our research, we can only gather that Gordo is perfectly welcome at Fanta Pants’s joints, at least if he calls them directly. Then again, the Spotted Pig is a different beast entirely…
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Filed Under: babbo, Beef, casa mono, del posto, feuds, gordon ramsay, lupa, mario batali, otto
