![]() ![]() ![]() “I was really fascinated with their color-coding system,” which discretely files reservations based on VIP-ness and a detail that Ferguson said they’ve added into the play. “They told us a whole slew of lines people use,” said Ferguson, and there's one in the play: "I can be extremely flexible, anywhere between 7:30 and 8.”īelow deck at Gramercy Tavern, Ferguson spent time with the head reservationist, who’s been there for 15 years. The show extenuates the grotesque power plays at work, between the rich patrons making demands before they even arrive for dinner, between the big-headed star chef and his submissive staff, and even those subsets of classes, like the tensions between maitre’d and the head waiter.įerguson knows the world from both sides, from his days as a host at Sadies, a Mexican restaurant in his hometown of Albuquerque-where the most memorable VIP was Doogie Howser-era Neil Patrick Harris-and from eating at some of the most renown restaurants in New York as research for the role, including Momofuku Ko, Jean-Georges, Daniel, Gramercy Tavern, and Eleven Madison Park.Īt Eleven Madison Park, the waitstaff dished on a customer who pulled up in a Rolls Royce and asked to have the tasting menu brought out, course by course, to his car, which was double-parked. And Ferguson voices all of them, too, from an A-list star’s control freak assistant to a Midwestern secretary asking if he can fax a menu so she can find out what kind of cuisine it is. In Fully Committed, a Broadway play by Becky Mode, Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a reservationist at a swanky, super high-end Manhattan restaurant, manning the phones as 40 guests call, check in, and plead for reservations. Pretend you made a rez weeks ago, it just "isn't in the books"? Suuuuure you haven't.īut that’s the type of craziness that comes in the dining world, and the finer the star-racked restaurant, the more desperate and obsessive people get when trying to snag a table. Do you vaguely work for an important sounding level of government? Might as well. Did you go to high school with the chef’s ex-boyfriend’s mechanic? Worth a try. ![]() I'm a big cookbook collector-I love Gwyneth Paltrow's book and Nom Nom Paleo-and make simple, but flavorful dishes like a Sriracha lime salmon and skirt steak over salad.Who among us hasn’t tried a crazy stunt to get a last-minute reservation for dinner? It all starts with the sweetest tone, so saccharine it'd give you cavities, and when that doesn’t work, move on to the name-dropping. I try to eat pretty healthy when I'm at home so that I can indulge and enjoy food when I'm out. Just throw it all in the blender and it wakes you right up. ![]() Or I'll make my Fully Committed smoothie: Six coffee ice cubes that I make the night before, 8 ounces of almond milk, 1 scoop of chocolate whey protein powder, and agave to taste. Otherwise, I'll sit on the floor and scroll Instagram for hours.Īfter I work out, I'll either have a protein bar or an acai bowl and a lot of coffee. I'm really unmotivated, so I'll work with a trainer who tells me exactly what to do. I've been trying to go to the gym in the morning because if I don't, I won't make it at all. I don't get up as early as I do for Modern Family-I get to sleep in a bit. Keep reading to see a day in the life of Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Here, he shares his go-to coffee smoothie recipe, favorite restaurants for healthy eating (and otherwise), and more. He's even partnered up with Pepcid to ensure he stays happy and heart-healthy as he eats his way through the city. As he takes a break from his regular gig as Mitchell on Modern Family, Ferguson has moved to the East Coast and is exploring the vast and flavorful culinary jungle that is New York City. ![]()
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