Comments on: 911 Reservations Website Caught Trying To Scalp Valentine’s Day Reservations [Updated]

By: Wino

Wino — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:22:12 +0000

Carneros Bistro and Wine Bar in Sonoma, CA got Ellie Worthmore! Be on the look out.

By: foodiebuddha

foodiebuddha — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:55:18 +0000

Well said KB!

By: kb

kb — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:20:41 +0000

Nothing makes me happier than to see this site taken down. No one plucks my chickens but me!

By: rebelliousrose

rebelliousrose — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:11:49 +0000

I give them credit for at least being educated geeks; Dian Prince and Bruce Banner are the alter egos of the Incredible Hulk and Wonder Woman, respectively.

By: foodiebuddha

foodiebuddha — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:23:37 +0000

Thanks so much for chiming in Patrick. Good luck in getting those spots rebooked for V-day

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Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:08:07 +0000

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Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:52:33 +0000

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By: Patrick Loomis

Patrick Loomis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:24:15 +0000

I left a comment earlier about some fake names/numbers used out here in Cali. Did you not get it?

By: Patrick Loomis

Patrick Loomis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:21:58 +0000

We’re on to these guys out here in the Bay Area, too. After seeing the Craig’s List Ad, I went to their site (which is down as of about 8:00pm PST) saw our resos advertised, saw all the Atlanta links, and checked my books for ATL area codes (I lived in Candler Park for two years). This made them a little easier to spot out here than ITP, I would imagine.

I called some of my contemporaries and the word spead. I cancelled the two resos I had, left them messages we were on to them, and got no “irate” phone calls about it; and ten minutes later I got a call from Bouchon in Yountville that the site was down.

Here are some of the names/numbers used here in SF Bay Area; I will send more as we compile to help y’all weed out the assholes:

Peters, Alex 678.401.5610
Smith, Chris 770.380.6018
Houle, Dan used the first number
Magore, Ralph used the 770 number
Worthmore, Ellie (my personal favorite alias…) used the 678 number

Props to Kevin; and to Don Hart at JCTKitchen, for spreading the word out here via Facebook.

If Johnny Drama were here he’d say it: VICTORY!!

Patrick Loomis
GM, La Toque Restaurant
Napa, Valley, CA