McNally said Corden requested in June that the drink round “now” come and the previous drink be reduced because he found a hair in his food after finishing his main course. , Corden said he was “very uncomfortable” with his manager.
On another occasion this month, Corden came to the restaurant with his wife for brunch and complained to the server that her egg yolk omelet had “a little bit of egg white,” McNally said. But it was sent out with the wrong side (fries instead of salad).This was clearly the last straw for Corden.
“You can’t do your job! You can’t do your job!” McNally said Corden, citing his manager’s report on the incident, told the server: A complimentary glass of champagne was brought over “to smooth things over” as Corden erupted at the server. The episode left Server “very upset”.
Corden’s rep did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Balthazar’s manager was reached by phone late Monday night but declined to comment.
McNally’s ban on Corden wasn’t the first time he took to Instagram to keep customers out of one of his restaurants.last year publicly forbidden Graydon Carter, magazine editor of Morandi, an Italian restaurant in New York City, after he said Carter had not shown up for a reservation for 12 people. He said he hired extra workers, and that Carter canceled reservations at his restaurants, including Balthazar’s, for another occasion.)
McNally has a reputation for being provocative, at least in his Instagram posts and controversial celebrity advocacy.He defended Woody Allen’s daughter Dylan accused him of sexual abuseIn a backlash against it, McNally said on Instagram that a woman looked like a “whore” in an incident. Said The Daily Beast that despite being a Democrat, “hate canceling culture and political correctness.”
But late Monday night, after the comedian made an apology phone call, McNally said he would withdraw the ban on Corden.
“I’m a big believer in second chances,” McNally said. He added that “anyone who is generous enough to apologize” to him and his staff “doesn’t deserve to be banned from anywhere.”
Corden, who became widely known for his “carpool karaoke” segment, set off From his role as host of ‘The Late Late Show’ by the summer of 2023, he announced in April.