On Day Three of Mike's vacation, guest host David Plotz of Atlas Obscura and Slate's Political Gabfest welcomes Wesley Morris to air a few grievances about the state of American fine dining, including his dislike of pre-clearing, gratuitous cluster seating, restaurant uniforms, and being ignored. 
Wesley is a staff writer at Grantland and co-host of the film podcast Do You Like Prince Movies?
For the Spiel, there's something fishy going on at Gettysburg.  
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