One woman’s harrowing tale of trying to get a table at Sydney’s Momofuku Seiōbo

Janne Apelgren wrote an entertaining column for Melbourne’s The Age that outlines just how hard it can be to book a table at Momofuku Seiōbo, Sydney’s new David Chang restaurant and the first international outpost for the chain. As at Chang’s tiny Momofuku Ko in New York, spots at Seiōbo are booked online. In Apelgren’s experience, they kept getting snapped up right under her nose within the first minute of appearing—in the end, it took six months and 10 tries before she managed to snag a reservation. What’s more, once you’re in, there’s no phone calls or flash photography, and if you’re more than 15 minutes late and don’t notify the restaurant (via emergency hotline), there’s a $175-per-head charge. Still, Apelgren writes that she thoroughly enjoyed the experience and finished the 14 courses “elated.” A taste of things to come in Toronto? Who knows! It’s a fun read nonetheless. Read the entire story [The Age] »