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Spot Check Nov. 20, 2008

Tapas Torture

By丹尼尔·毛雷尔

Note toBoqueria Soho: Please don’t put a mouthwatering potato omelette out near the hostess stand when the wait is half an hour for a party of two, and 90 minutes for a party of four, as it was at 8:30 last night. That’s just cruel.

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