The meat between NYC restaurateur Keith McNally and Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, simply took an odd flip … and it includes a grimy rat!
McNally – the proprietor of Manhattan’s famed Balthazar bistro – jumped on Instagram Friday to report a suspicious middle-aged man had one drink on the institution earlier than shortly paying and emptying a bag of 5 white rodents contained in the joint.
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Clients having fun with their meals freaked out on the sight of the critters scurrying round their toes. One diner shot a cellular phone video of a small rat racing throughout the ground, but it surely was darkish in coloration, poking a gap in McNally’s description.
The wait employees jumped in to seize the critters, choosing them up with napkins because the alleged perp fled.
In his IG submit, McNally referred to as the entire ordeal a “SET-UP,” including he felt “sorry that the 5 domesticated white mice were exploited this way.” It seems he is since taken the declare off his web page.
As chances are you’ll know … McNally lately criticized Sanchez out of the blue, calling her “SMUG” and “absolutely revolting.” He additionally referred to Bezos in the identical method.
Primarily based on his “SET-UP” remark, McNally appears to be suggesting Sanchez/Bezos could be behind the rat infestation at his eatery.
Fascinating tidbit … the lady who shot the mouse video later uploaded it to her IG web page, utilizing McNally’s precise phrases about Sanchez – “absolutely REVOLTING” — to explain the state of affairs within the restaurant.
