Pete Wells Uncovers How Hospitality Is Like an S&M Dungeon in Grindhaus Review

Did you know that Grindhaus is owned by a former pro-dom who rescued her restaurant from both a failed starting concept and a Hurricane Sandy flood? Her name is Erin Norris, and Pete Wells managed some intrepid interviewing in his glowing two-star review, which ran today.

Writes Pete:

She hasn’t decorated the place with canes or masks from her dominatrix days, but she believes the dungeon helped shape Grindhaus.

“That’s also the hospitality industry, in a way,” she said, adding: “So it finds its way into how things are run and taking care of people. Making sure no one leaves scarred. Or unhappy.”

Also, eat their sourdough bread.

[New York Times]

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