Ever overhear anything interesting?
Couples fighting. It’s definitely interesting to see a dinner go sour. Occasionally there’s sex in the bathroom. One time, you could hear and see the couple — they were up against the door, with the curtain flailing. They were probably in their mid-40s, from uptown, slumming it. The sex didn’t last long. Prune, meanwhile, is notorious for its wait time at brunch … It’s an hour to an hour and a half. Sometimes two hours. They wait in the snow, the rain. I would never wait anywhere for brunch. I’m capable of making an egg at home. How do you avoid it? Arrive about ten minutes before we open [at 10 a.m.]. Usually there’ll be a line, but if we open the doors and the restaurant immediately fills up, your wait will only be half an hour. Saturdays are less busy than Sundays. Is there pressure to turn over tables? Tons. There’s a server who has a funny, superstitious trick, which I don’t think works: She’ll sprinkle a little salt on the floor behind the table. How do customers respond to the
