Donald Trump is “a poor person’s idea of a rich person,” Fran Lebowitz recently observed …
Which earned this tweet from The Leader Of The Free World:
Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of @VanityFair Magazine. Way down, big trouble, dead! Graydon Carter, no talent, will be out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2016
Yeah, well … ho-hum.
Here is what I found interesting: The Trumps were referenced relentlessly as the waiter discussed the menu and took their orders. Apparently, the official serving script aims to canonize them as diners.
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“Trump gets the taco bowl and the lasagna and baked ziti,” he said.
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Our table nevertheless ordered the Ivanka’s Salad, a chopped approximation of a Greek salad, smothered in melting goat cheese and dressing and missing the promised olives …
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Our waiter eventually noted that Don Jr. gets the filet mignon cooked medium-rare, with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.
I dunno. The idea of eating to emulate the Trumps makes me queasy.