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  • The Ticket System

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    Today it was announced that Trois Mec, the highly anticipated new L.A. restaurant from Vinny Dotolo, Jon Shook and Ludo Lefebvre, is going to use the ticket system first popularized by Nick Kokonas at Alinea and Next in Chicago. The idea is this: instead of making a reservation for dinner, you buy a ticket to…

  • My Mom’s Five Tips For Scoring A Table At An Impossible-To-Get-Into Restaurant

    My Mom’s Five Tips For Scoring A Table At An Impossible-To-Get-Into Restaurant

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    My mom may not cook, but she’s an absolute authority when it comes to eating out at restaurants. She and my dad eat out almost every night of the week and they do so with a real zest for excitement and experience; they love to patronize busy restaurants, especially ones that are hard to get…