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A Sweet Task, March Dinner Reservations
Written By: Luke Osteen | Issue: 2018/03 - March
So here we are in March, probably the most awkward time for restaurants on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.
Most of the places are just coming out of a winter’s nap, and they’re getting organized for the Summer Slam, which starts some time around Memorial Day and keeps them spinning until the last leaf has fallen from the trees.
However, this same period allows you, True Laurel Reader, to pretend that you’re a reviewer for one of the leading Highlands-Cashiers Plateau monthly periodicals! That’s right, you can become an Honorary Restaurant Reviewer, just like your Ol’ Pal Luke!
Let’s face it, I can only visit and review one restaurant a month – only 11 restaurants a year (January and February are combined into our Winter Issue). That means dozens of great establishments are ignored, year after year.
And this month in particular is the time when they deserve to be reviewed.
Think about it – chefs (and I’ll contend to my dying breath that they are the most talented lineup ever to grace a pair of tiny towns) are unveiling new menus featuring dishes that they’ve been perfecting all winter long. You’re able to sample the fruits of those hundreds of hours of experimentation! Has there ever been a sweeter task on this swiftly rotating planet? And, since there are usually several items being introduced, it’s incumbent upon you to order as many as you can! If you’re going to review a restaurant, you owe it to your sense of fair judgment to shovel in as much as you can.
Staffs are still finding their groove and can lavish so much more attention upon your table. This gets rarer and rarer as the season heats up, even among the toniest places. Relax and enjoy all the pampering and stellar service, again, because your fair review depends upon you soaking it all up.
As you can see, it’s remarkably easy to be an Honorary Restaurant Reviewer.
But here’s one critical difference between an Honorary Restaurant Reviewer and a Professional like me – do not turn in your restaurant bill to Laurel for reimbursement. They will not pay and Marjorie will yell at me.
Trust me on this.
Don’t do it. Please.
