An Open Letter to Joseph Manzare
Dear Mr. Manzare,
Dish towels are not napkins. Napkins are not dish towels. I mention this because you seem to be confused on this point. Please allow me to explain the difference.
Napkins are square. This is convenient because the shape they need to cover when placed in one's lap is more or less square. It is also convenient because it's easy to tuck a corner into one's collar, if one is inclined, as I am, to use their napkin as a bib.
Dish towels are rectangular. This is convenient because it's easy to hang a dish towel on the handle of one's oven door, sling it over one's shoulder or tuck it into one's belt while still having plenty of working surface exposed.
Dish towels can be used as napkins in a pinch. They'll work but they're far from ideal. It seems that Globe and Zuppa have been in a pinch for years.
Why do you insist on using dish towels as napkins at your restaurants? Did you happen upon a going out of business sale at a dish towel warehouse? Did you get a volume discount by buying enough dish towels to use as napkins and in the kitchen? Do you think it's cool when guests unspool the rolled dish towels that they find at their place settings? Granted, it's more fun that unfolding a napkin but that thrill lasts for, oh, about half-a-second before it's replaced by annoyance.
The problem is, no matter which way you turn them, your dish towels, er, napkins don't cover what they should. They're a stain on your guests clothes waiting to happen. Maybe that's it — maybe you're in cahoots with local dry cleaners, getting kickbacks from your guests' cleaning bills! Very clever!!!
For a collar tucker like me, your linen is a disaster. Tuck a corner in my collar, my preferred method with square napkins? Fuhgeddaboudit! If I stuff the long side in, I can encircle my neck but the bottom half of my shirt remains uncovered. I end up slipping in the short side but that exposes a four-inch strip of chemise on either side, each magnet for errant food.
Do your diners a favor — use normal napkins. After you fix this little annoyance, we'll have a chat about your food.
Sincerely,
Grumpy
?????????grow up plese??????????
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Learn to spell please, please. And, if you don't like my grumpiness (summoning my best Harrison Ford as the POTUS voice), "GET OFF MY BLOG!"
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