February 9th, 2009 - 12:16 pm

Restaurant Breakup Guide

Leave it to Zagat to capitalize on its reputation as a premier restaurant primer with a new take on eating out: a Dating (And Dumping) Guide—just in time for Valentine’s Day. For now, it only delves into the best places for loving and leaving in New York City and Los Angeles. I think it's only a matter of time before we see this concept in other cities.

"Good Morning America" did a recent segment about the guide, citing "Seinfeld" for popularizing Pomodoro on the upper West Side in NYC as a breakup place. It also said kid-friendly restaurants are good for women who want to end a romance because the guy will think you’re pushing babies. For guys, there’s a New York barbeque hangout called Brother Jimmy’s. Why there? It has babe waitresses, so once you end it with one girl, the thinking is that you can quickly hook up with someone else.

I wonder what Baltimore restaurants would be included in such a guide. Any suggestions?