Tom Colicchio can do little wrong in my eyes. His restaurant empire is legendary, he makes for great television on Top Chef, and he gives an air of sophistication to his controversial Diet Coke advertisement. It is for these reasons that I continue to try, in vain, for a coveted table in Craft's private dining room to experience Tom: Tuesday Dinner (http://www.tomtuesdaydinner.com/home). Every attempt thus far has been met by a busy signal or a recorded message telling me, in short, Tom will never cook for you- even our waitlist is booked solid.
Tom recently announced he is extending his Tuesday Dinner series, originally slated for a 1 year run, indefinitely. The glimmer of hope I had when I heard this was quickly extinguished as I realized the system for taking reservations will not change from what it currently is- phone lines open at exactly 10:00 a.m. one month before the next scheduled dinner. If a caller gets through to a reservationist, it's a miracle (and not a small one at that). Images of changing my name to Hosea Rosenberg or increasing my chances to score a table by becoming fast friends with Gail Simmons periodically pop into my head. I like my name (I was named after my grandma) and I doubt Gail needs any new friends, so unfortunately, unless Tom's system for taking reservations changes sometime in the near future, eating dinner prepared by Tom Colicchio on Tuesday, or any other day, isn't very likely.
At 10 a.m. sharp on the Tuesday one month before Tom's scheduled dinner my husband and I try in vain to obtain the elusive dinner reservations. Our daughter would "Just Die" if this became a possiblity. Any secrets on how to would be greatly appreciated.
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