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That Momofuku Ko "resi" that hit Craigslist recently, where the poster was looking for a culinary companion, was not only filled -- but the story gets juicier than kimchi consommé with pork belly.
The woman who accompanied the Craigslist poster, Tom Dobrowski (a real estate investment expert), was none other than the Insatiable Critic, Gael Greene (pictured). She got her in by responding to his post with: “Momofuko Ko with a mouth that has forty years reviewing restaurants at New York magazine could be fun?” To which he retorted, “I’m choosing you over Frank Bruni.”
No word on how the grub was, but Eater has the details on what really went down. They report Tom didn't get any responses until Greene's last minute reply, and despite having already canceled his reservation, the two went anyway.
What if, Gael still unrecognized, they do get seated and throw the whole machine into Defcon 5—Drew, chief of Momo Ops, shows up, Chang hurried to a secure bunker, etc.—and, worst of all, the poor couple who had snagged a last minute resy at Ko had to sit at a makeshift table up front. But, then, what if Gael and Tom's meal was comped. What if the house said: "If the confusion was our fault, please accept our apologies. If you tried to sneak your way into Ko, we don't want your money."Grub Street, where Greene noticed the Craigslist posting first, pointed out that not all foodies are lovin' it at Ko; the WSJ recently reported back on the unfriendly staff and uncomfortable "backless, uncushioned wooden stools."
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Are you relentlessly posting about this restaurant because you've never been there? This is like the 30th article about it - and none of them have to do with the food.
Momofuku is the new Shake Shack.
You gotta pay to play in the Gothamist game...
ah
fuk dem.
Also, is it "resi" or "resy"? Both are in this post.
How is this even remotely "news"?
Yeah I'm kind of sick of hearing about this place. I also wish Elvis Costello didn't call his new record Momofuku. I feel like everyone in New York is going to be annoyed by the title now.
I'd never go anywhere with somebody that says "resi"... Not Momofuku, not PerSe, not El Bulli...
Well, PerSe or El Bulli maybe...
i've eating at momofuku over the years and i got pretty excited about ko. however, i've been trying to get a reservation for 1 1/2 weeks and just gave up. i got better things than to hammer out requests at 10am like im trying to win a porsche on AMEX wishlist. i still go to noodlebar because saam is just pretentious and packed. i also noticed that at one point saam had higher prices than noodle bar for the same menu items? (i could be wrong about that. maybe bar raised theirs as well) anyway, saam is like, bwargh. maybe for non-koreans its like, "wow", but i've had better and WAY CHEAPER ($300 for pork butt???) also, wtf is up with $7 OB beers. Remember those $9 or $12 hitachinos? fuuuuuuug dat. At least the Orion is big. Btw, the sweetbread was one of the most perfectly fried things i have ever ever ever ever ever ate in my life.
so, Ko, yeah, I dunno? I doubt I will ever go. I "heard" you need to get a reservation first.
anyway, noodle bar is still the best and they should bring back the crawfish!
"Well, PerSe or El Bulli maybe..."
Are you one of those people who drop those names because you read that stupid san pelligrino top 50 restaurants in the world list?
yes, yes you are.
I recognize the words, yet none of this makes any sense.
This post is incoherent. EDIT FOR SENSE.
I was sitting next to Cheryl (WSJ reporter) at Ko that night she went, and she seemed to really, really enjoy the food, which in the end is the most important part of this story.
this post is absolute gibberish. you really should rewrite the whole thing, or better yet, scrap it entirely.
haven't read that list... yet...
Thanks "TimSPC" & "Judah" - for a moment there I thought I was taking crazy pills.
I've dined there every night since it opened and I have to say that I'm actively searching for another place to eat since they began letting creepy bitches wearing floppy hats in.