Mr. Kokonas added that during recent visits to Babbo and Del Posto, he noticed many customers were from out of town, as opposed to regulars from Wall Street. “He could probably p— off every bank in the world and still be fine,” Mr. Kokonas said. “Maybe Goldman will cancel their Christmas party at Del Posto, but that’s about it.” Goldman and other Wall Street banks declined to comment. But some bankers say Mr. Batali’s comments may have an upside. Said one Goldman banker: “If fewer bankers go to Babbo, maybe I can finally get a reservation.” [WSJ]
cat fights
That’s a headline over at Sorkin’s employer this morning, written by colleague Paul Krugman. No response yet from Sorkin, who’s either a) sweating bullets b) having a good laugh about this with his new Hollywood friends or c) soaking a rag in chloroform and preparing to enter Krugs’s office and rub it on his face while grunting “SHUT UP OLD MAN.” In the meantime, who does PK think ARS should be apologizing to, and for what? Obviously Krugs has someone/something in mind but the possibilities seem potentially endless. Is it:
A. Lloyd Blankfein (“Gollum“? Really? Ya thought he wasn’t gonna catch wind of that one?) Continue reading »
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