Esquire responds to the Huffy Chef: "We're Degusted!"

What to do when an irascible chef claims that you swept into his restaurant imperiously with an arm-long list of demands — including that all remotely-connected expenses be picked up by the restaurant? Well, if you’re John Mariani you say it’s “preposterous,” and are likely disinclined to kiss the cook. If you’re an intrepid media blogger who wants answers, dammit, you ask his editor, senior Esquire editor David Katz. Here’s what he said:

I can assure you that John never demands comps when on assignment for Esquire’s “Best New Restaurants” story.

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