The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed\nto take note of it at the time.\n
\nDear Straight Up:<\/P>\nThank you so much for your support!<\/FONT><\/B><\/A><\/P>\nDue to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> is now hiring additional\nstaff in the following categories:<\/P>\nThick-Skinned Cooks (Oceolt roasting exp.) (2)Wild-Animal Poachers\n(6)Appetizer Cleansers (4)Rare-Bird Watchers (6)White-Buffalo Skinners\n(1)Samoan Skink Hunters (pending)Firemen (barbecue experience) (6)\n<\/P>\nOpportunites: (w\/ hazardous duty overtime)<\/P>\nEnvironmentally Sound Lawyers (7)Getaway Drivers with armed Humvee permits\n(12)<\/P>\n<\/P>\nNo background checks or drug tests! Remain anonymous! However, all applicants must sign\na series of waivers.<\/P>\nSincerely,<\/P>\nMort SubietSpecial Events Coordinator<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>2001 Buttes Bluff, Jackson\nHole<\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>, Wyoming<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n<\/P>\nDear Mr. Subiet,<\/P>\nThank you for your message. But you mistake the item<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> about The Endangered\nSpecies Restaurant. It was neither support of nor endorsement for the profligate waste and\nshameless consumption represented by your restaurant. It does occur to me, however, that you\nmay have set a trend. Your restaurant brings to mind a new feature in the revamped New York\nmagazine, which its editors tout as “an upscale\/downscale, uptown\/downtown multipurpose tool\nfor extracting the maximum amount of pleasure from the city.”<\/P>\nIn the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n\nFur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dear Straight Up:<\/P>\n
Thank you so much for your support!<\/FONT><\/B><\/A><\/P>\nDue to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> is now hiring additional\nstaff in the following categories:<\/P>\nThick-Skinned Cooks (Oceolt roasting exp.) (2)Wild-Animal Poachers\n(6)Appetizer Cleansers (4)Rare-Bird Watchers (6)White-Buffalo Skinners\n(1)Samoan Skink Hunters (pending)Firemen (barbecue experience) (6)\n<\/P>\nOpportunites: (w\/ hazardous duty overtime)<\/P>\nEnvironmentally Sound Lawyers (7)Getaway Drivers with armed Humvee permits\n(12)<\/P>\n<\/P>\nNo background checks or drug tests! Remain anonymous! However, all applicants must sign\na series of waivers.<\/P>\nSincerely,<\/P>\nMort SubietSpecial Events Coordinator<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>2001 Buttes Bluff, Jackson\nHole<\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>, Wyoming<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n<\/P>\nDear Mr. Subiet,<\/P>\nThank you for your message. But you mistake the item<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> about The Endangered\nSpecies Restaurant. It was neither support of nor endorsement for the profligate waste and\nshameless consumption represented by your restaurant. It does occur to me, however, that you\nmay have set a trend. Your restaurant brings to mind a new feature in the revamped New York\nmagazine, which its editors tout as “an upscale\/downscale, uptown\/downtown multipurpose tool\nfor extracting the maximum amount of pleasure from the city.”<\/P>\nIn the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n\nFur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> is now hiring additional\nstaff in the following categories:<\/P>\nThick-Skinned Cooks (Oceolt roasting exp.) (2)Wild-Animal Poachers\n(6)Appetizer Cleansers (4)Rare-Bird Watchers (6)White-Buffalo Skinners\n(1)Samoan Skink Hunters (pending)Firemen (barbecue experience) (6)\n<\/P>\nOpportunites: (w\/ hazardous duty overtime)<\/P>\nEnvironmentally Sound Lawyers (7)Getaway Drivers with armed Humvee permits\n(12)<\/P>\n<\/P>\nNo background checks or drug tests! Remain anonymous! However, all applicants must sign\na series of waivers.<\/P>\nSincerely,<\/P>\nMort SubietSpecial Events Coordinator<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>2001 Buttes Bluff, Jackson\nHole<\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>, Wyoming<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n<\/P>\nDear Mr. Subiet,<\/P>\nThank you for your message. But you mistake the item<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> about The Endangered\nSpecies Restaurant. It was neither support of nor endorsement for the profligate waste and\nshameless consumption represented by your restaurant. It does occur to me, however, that you\nmay have set a trend. Your restaurant brings to mind a new feature in the revamped New York\nmagazine, which its editors tout as “an upscale\/downscale, uptown\/downtown multipurpose tool\nfor extracting the maximum amount of pleasure from the city.”<\/P>\nIn the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n\nFur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Thick-Skinned Cooks (Oceolt roasting exp.) (2)Wild-Animal Poachers\n(6)Appetizer Cleansers (4)Rare-Bird Watchers (6)White-Buffalo Skinners\n(1)Samoan Skink Hunters (pending)Firemen (barbecue experience) (6)\n
<\/P>\n
Opportunites: (w\/ hazardous duty overtime)<\/P>\n
Environmentally Sound Lawyers (7)Getaway Drivers with armed Humvee permits\n(12)<\/P>\n
No background checks or drug tests! Remain anonymous! However, all applicants must sign\na series of waivers.<\/P>\n
Sincerely,<\/P>\n
Mort SubietSpecial Events Coordinator<\/FONT><\/B><\/A>2001 Buttes Bluff, Jackson\nHole<\/B><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>, Wyoming<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n<\/P>\nDear Mr. Subiet,<\/P>\nThank you for your message. But you mistake the item<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> about The Endangered\nSpecies Restaurant. It was neither support of nor endorsement for the profligate waste and\nshameless consumption represented by your restaurant. It does occur to me, however, that you\nmay have set a trend. Your restaurant brings to mind a new feature in the revamped New York\nmagazine, which its editors tout as “an upscale\/downscale, uptown\/downtown multipurpose tool\nfor extracting the maximum amount of pleasure from the city.”<\/P>\nIn the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n\nFur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dear Mr. Subiet,<\/P>\n
Thank you for your message. But you mistake the item<\/FONT><\/B><\/A> about The Endangered\nSpecies Restaurant. It was neither support of nor endorsement for the profligate waste and\nshameless consumption represented by your restaurant. It does occur to me, however, that you\nmay have set a trend. Your restaurant brings to mind a new feature in the revamped New York\nmagazine, which its editors tout as “an upscale\/downscale, uptown\/downtown multipurpose tool\nfor extracting the maximum amount of pleasure from the city.”<\/P>\nIn the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n\nFur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In the New York Observer last week, Tom Scocca’s summary of that feature gave an idea of\nthe goodies on offer:<\/P>\n
\n
Fur-bearing species and their post-mortem habitats:<\/B>Mink\n(Mustela vison)\u2014trim on alligator slingbacks at Judith LieberRaccoon(Procyon\nlotor)\u2014trim on Andrew Mark coatRabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)\u2014Alexander McQueen\ncoat\n<\/P>\nVintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\nAverage price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\nSome things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\nIt seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\nSincerely, etc. etc.\nPostscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Vintages and prices of Chateau d’Yquem discussed:<\/B>1923, $2,013.75 per\nbottle1983, $100 per glass (includes dessert)<\/P>\n
Average price of featured parkas:<\/B>Non-waterproof and\/or uncomfortable:\n$427.75Waterproof,comfortable: $1,454.20<\/P>\n
Some things between $300 and $400, in order of ascending\nprice:<\/B>Top-of-the-line Joan Vass linen shirt ($300)Bottom-of-the-line Bennett\nLiberty copper-and-leather bowl ($300)Trip to Isiah Thomas’ hairdresser\n($350)Sodium tetradecyl sulfate injections to treat spider veins (initial session)\n($375)Double room at On the Ave Hotel ($375)Beauty day at Bergdorf Goodman\n($393)Bottom-of-the-line Vita-Mix 5000 blender ($399)<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n
It seems to me that Mr. Socca, by compiling his list, no more intended to endorse the\nconspicuous consumption represented by New York magazine than I intended to support the\ncultish tastes of The Endangered Species Restaurant.<\/P>\n
Sincerely, etc. etc.\n
Postscript:<\/STRONG> “Thank you for publishing our job offerings, and due to\nyour kind endorsement [huh?] we have filled the White Buffalo Skinner position. Don’t Regret the\nFuture!” — Mort Subiet, ESR Special Events Coordinator, Jackson Hole, Wy.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The message below was received several weeks ago. Due to an editorial oversight, the staff failed to take note of it at the time. Dear Straight Up: Thank you so much for your support! Due to the enormous influx of avid patrons, The Endangered Species Restaurant is now hiring additional staff in the following categories: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-ej","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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