Anton Edelmann, former maître chef des cuisines at the Savoy hotel in London and now principal chef for Sodexho's Directors Table, shared his tip for getting a plum restaurant seat with delegates at last week's Hospital Caterers Association annual conference in London.
Opening the conference on the second day, Edelmann told us to phone the restaurant we intended to eat at two weeks before the booking and complain "that last time you visited - regardless of if you have - your wife didn't like the table you were on because it was in a draughty area of the room".
"They'll put a star next to your name in the book - or on the computer - and when you arrive for your meal you'll have a great spot in the restaurant", he said.
"Leave a big tip - or at least what you think is a big tip - and they will never forget you again!"
So there you go a tip from the top. You have been told.
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