The Errant Æsthete

What’s your favorite restaurant for seduction? Out of the Insatiable Critic, a dubious and determined Don Juan gives guidelines on that most vexing of dilemmas. Incidentally, in New York, Gourmand Don Juan declares that Strip House - above - is a sure stage for seduction.

“I have given much thought to this question of romantic restaurants. In each case you have to study the girl and find the right restaurant for her. One If by Land, Two If by Sea. Forget it. A joke. The Terrace. Never. Never. The minute you walk in she knows what you have in mind. You might as well write her a note ‘Tonight I expect to do it.’ It’s too obvious.”