{"id":104249,"date":"2022-10-21T23:52:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T23:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/james-corden-reminds-us-how-not-to-complain-at-a-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2022-10-21T23:52:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T23:52:57","slug":"james-corden-reminds-us-how-not-to-complain-at-a-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/james-corden-reminds-us-how-not-to-complain-at-a-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"James Corden reminds us how not to complain at a restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">I&#8217;m talking Corden, of course, the late-night TV host and actor who got into hot water this week when the owner of Balthazar in New York accused him of being a world-class ingrate at the French dining magnet in SoHo.  Restaurateur Keith McNally initially banned \u201cThe Late, Late Show\u201d star for, among other things, allegedly screaming at staff for getting bits of egg white in Corden&#8217;s wife&#8217;s all-yolk omelet and demanding free drinks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">James Corden sent back an egg yolk omelet \u2014 so we tried to make one<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">As someone who eats out an average of 10 meals a week and hosts a weekly online dining Q&#038;A, where rants tend to outnumber raves, I&#8217;ve learned a bit about human behavior and how to conduct oneself in a restaurant.  Based on a manager&#8217;s report from June, the <i>only<\/i> thing Corden did right when he found a hair in his main course was to immediately bring it to the attention of staff.  Complaining in the moment gives a restaurant the chance to right a wrong;  after the fact lets a problem marinate, and not in a good way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Let me be clear.  It&#8217;s okay to complain.  Conscientious restaurants use feedback from customers as a way to improve their performance.  Loud music can be turned down, cushions might be added to hard seats, a table might be removed to give customers elbow room, and a lighter touch with salt or spice can translate to plates being licked clean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-qa=\"interstitial-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomsietsema\/status\/1494328780680142853?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Restaurant service has taken a hit in the pandemic.  Here&#8217;s how to turn it around.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">In the face of shorter menus, curtailed hours and higher menu costs, diners who have been loyal and patient with the people who serve and feed them deserve to be heard \u2014 provided they do it with honey rather than vinegar.  According to the June manager&#8217;s report, Corden became \u201cextremely nasty,\u201d demanding another round of drinks \u201cthis second\u201d and insisting earlier drinks be comped.  The TV host also allegedly used a four-letter word sure to rattle a restaurant: Yelp, and the threat of a bad online review.  There&#8217;s a special hot spot for diners who not only berate workers in person but also pile the even on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">On the recent brunch visit to Balthazar, Corden allegedly became irate after home fries were sent out with his wife&#8217;s remade egg yolk omelet when a salad had been requested.  \u201cYou can&#8217;t do your job!  You can&#8217;t do your job!\u201d  a manager&#8217;s report quoted the celebrity as yelling at his server.  \u201cMaybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!\u201d  (Really, sir? Does that work in reverse, when one of your jokes falls flat?) Yet another etiquette violation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The best complaints stick to the facts and use a civil tone.  More empathetic yet are diners who sweeten an issue with a compliment: \u201cWe&#8217;ve really enjoyed everything up to now.  Thank you for that.  But is it possible to share this (insert disappointment) with the (chef or whoever is responsible) and (correct the problem)?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">In what felt like a snap of the finger, Corden supposedly reached out to apologize to McNally, who then lifted his ban on the Brit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Butt!  Butt!  Butt!  Corden subsequently told the New York Times and others that he hadn&#8217;t done \u201canything wrong, on any level\u201d and that the were \u201csilly.\u201d  McNally responded by encouraging Corden to admit his mistakes and apologize to his staff: Demonstrate sincerity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Like the savvy restaurateur he is, McNally used a carrot rather than a stick to appeal to the celebrity.  If Corden apologized, said McNally, \u201che can eat for free at Balthazar for the rest of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">No word about how that offer went down with staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"b bt bc-offblack dn-ns hide-for-print\" data-testid=\"mostRead\" subscriptions-section=\"content\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment on this story Comment I&#8217;m talking Corden, of course, the late-night TV host and actor who got into hot water this week when the owner of Balthazar in New York accused him of being a world-class ingrate at the French dining magnet in SoHo. Restaurateur Keith McNally initially banned \u201cThe Late, Late Show\u201d star &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/james-corden-reminds-us-how-not-to-complain-at-a-restaurant\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">James Corden reminds us how not to complain at a restaurant<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107693,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/james-corden-addresses-balthazar-incident-on-late-late-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":104249,"position":0},"title":"James Corden addresses Balthazar incident on &#8216;Late Late Show&#8217;","date":"October 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"CNN \u2014 James Corden used his opening monologue in Monday's \u201cThe Late Late Show\u201d to address the recent incident that saw him temporarily banned from a New York brasserie. 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