i'm ryan sutton, the new york food critic for bloomberg news.
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Bad Deal Rule No. 493: Deals Advertising Kardashian Sightings Shouldn’t Be Combined With Tasting Menus Because, Really.
As first reported by Eater.com, Gilt City is offering a $125 seven-course tasting dinner for two at RYU, a “sleek new hotspot in the Meatpacking District” that serves “delicious Japanese cuisine — and sometimes a Kardashian sighting.” The owner, Scott Disick, is Kourtney Kardashian’s man friend. Sigh. If you tip on the full $230 value of the deal as Gilt City recommends, you’ll spend $182.
Most level-headed diners will realize it’s unwise to order an elegant tasting menu at a Kardashian-clad restaurant. But if you’re not buying our ad hominem argument, take a nice look at Steve Cuozzo’s zero-star review of RYU in today’s New York Post. Still that’s subjective as well. And we’re big on data here…
