Modern Lifestyles SPRING 2015 | Page 51

The Toughest Restaurant Reservation in England WORDS Andrew Chalk “Not a single evening table for two this whole month Sir” I was told by the reservations agent. “Do you have anything at lunch?” I, almost plaintively, enquired. “I have a 1:30pm on Wednesday, but it is at the counter so you will be sitting side-by-side, not opposite each other”. I took it. I had snagged a place