Anyone who’s familiar with NYC knows about the famous French restaurant, Balthazar, that serves exquisite French Cuisine. It would seem that late night comedian James Corden has gone and gotten himself banned from the establishment after not just once, but twice, being rude to staff.
According to Keith McNally, owner of said restaurant, Corden treated his staff the worst that they have been treated in 25 years of the place being open. That… takes some hella Chad skills, especially coming from a place like NYC. Here is what Keith McNally posted on his instagram about the incidents:
James Corden banned from Balthazar?
“James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago. I don’t often 86 a customer but today I 86’d Cordon. It did not make me laugh. Here are two examples of the funny man’s treatment of my staff.
MANAGER REPORT #1:
In June, James Corden was here on table 61. (Although this is diabolical, it happens Very occasionally in all restaurants.) After eating his main course, Corden showed the hair to Balthazar manager G, who was very apologetic. Corden was extremely nasty to G, and said “Get us another round of drinks this second. And also take care of all of our drinks so far. This way I write any nasty reviews on yelp or anything like that.”
MANAGER REPORT #2:
James Corden was at Balthazar with his wife on October 9th for brunch. He asked for a table outside. Brunch Maitre’D Allie Wolters took the party to table 301. Mr. Corden’s wife ordered an egg yolk omelette with gruyere cheese and salad. A few minutes after they received the food, James called their server, M.K. and told her there was a little bit of egg white mixed in with the yolk.
M.K. informed the floor manager, G. The kitchen remade the dish but unfortunately sent it with home fries instead of a salad. That’s when James Corden began yelling like crazy to the server: “You can’t do your job! You can’t do your job! Maybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!” M.K. was very apologetic and brought G over to the table.
He returned the dish and after that everything was fine. He gave them promo Champagne glasses to smooth things out. G said that Corden was pleasant to him but nasty to the server. M.K. was shaken, but professional that she is, continued to finish her shift.”
It seems Corden has gotten too big for his britches as of late, but not to worry, looks like his late night show is getting canceled so he won’t be able to ride the celebrity wave for too much longer unless he has something that’s actually successful come along… ahem. McNally posted another instagram concerning Corden directly afterwards, which we’re pretty sure is meant sarcastically but it made us laugh so we’re including it here.
“James Corden just called me and apologized profusely. Having fucked up more than most people, I strongly believe in second chances. So if James Corden lets me host his Late Late Show for nine months, I’ll immediately rescind his ban from Balthazar. No, of course not. But … anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn’t deserve to be banned from anywhere. Especially Balthazar. So Come back to the 5 & dime Jimmy Corden. Jimmy Corden, all is forgiven. xx”
Again, we’re not entirely sure what this last post means, but we’re pretty sure that Keith McNally is skilled in the art of sarcasm. Perhaps he should host Corden’s Late Night show and see if the ratings improve? Stay tuned!!
