People don’t like waiting for food. Chefs don’t like high-maintenance diners. But headlocks don’t make things right for wronged customers. Here’s how to lose customers and alienate people: Kevin Perry, the chef and co-owner at Baltimore’s Liv2Eat, got into a nasty, violent fight with Wesley Doyle, who was dining with his family. The argument started between the men’s wives, who exchanged words about the long wait-time for food (Perry’s wife is the co-owner). After a second complaint, the Doyles decided to get up and leave the restaurant, but on their way out, Perry started cursing at Doyle’s wife. Doyle tried to get Perry to calm down, and then one of the guys jumped into the middle of the restaurant and gave the other a headlock. All this went down in front of customers (who broke up the fight!) and Doyle’s children, yet the guys are disputing who initiated the violence. They’re each charging the other with second-degree assault. Note that their wiser wives kept their fighting clean and snarky. [Earlier, Baltimore Sun]
