MasterChef winner Simon Wood blasts rude diners who ghosted reservation at his restaurant

It was dinner and a no-show.British celebrity chef Simon Wood had no reservations about spit-roasting a group of diners online for allegedly neglecting to show up for their reserved table at his fine-dining restaurant, WOOD, over the weekend.He grilled them in an X post catching fire online.Wood, who won the hit cooking show “MasterChef” in 2015, posted a pic of an empty table for five at his eponymous establishment in Manchester, England.“An actual image of my chef’s table at 8pm last night,” the incensed steak-slicer wrote, putting the flaky patrons in the hot seat.

“I’d like to say a huge thank you to the table of 5 that no showed, [not] even a phone call or a courtesy so I could resell the table.”The boiling-mad Wood additionally snarked, “What a way support a small business.Much appreciated.

You T#%t$.”X posters also ripped the unnamed party for failing to honor their reservation — a practice that costs restaurants a lot of money as they’re essentially holding a table for no-shows.“What a bunch of lovely t–s,” wrote fellow UK chef Dean Banks.“That is a fantastic looking set up,” said another commenter.“A crime to see it empty.

I simply can’t understand the attitude that allows that sort of behavior.However, some armchair restaurateurs suggested that Wood introduce a no-show fee to dissuade customers from ghosting.“The business model needs to change,” declared one, who suggested “imposing a deposit policy for reservations, including a non-refundable fee for cancellations within 24 hrs.” They added that Wood could also “sell table bookings in advance with a set fee, including a non-refundable fee for cancellations within 24hrs.”“As someone who regularly dines out at nice restaurants it’s usual to guarantee a booking with a card,” observed another.“Why don’t you do this? It’s sad people are so disrespectful to you and your team.”Larry Yu, a Ph.D.

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