Don’t accuse the Countess of bad etiquette! Real Housewives of New York’s Luann de Lesseps has responded to claims that she skipped the bill on a dinner in DC last Friday night. An Instagram account recently alleged that they had received DMs from various witnesses who say the housewife dined and dashed on a $700 bill at posh D.C. restaurant, Le Diplomate
Luann brushed off the salacious rumours, explaining simply to Daily Mail, “After my performance in D.C., I enjoyed a beautiful dinner after my sold-out show at a great restaurant, with my team, and there was an unfortunate misunderstanding which was resolved immediately.” She quipped, “And ‘All I Wanted For Christmas?’ … was a seafood tower.” Tell us more about this seafood tower Lu…
Called the Petit and Grand Plateau, Le Diplomate’s delicious sounding seafood tower ranges from $95 to $175 and on the top end can feed 4-6 people. I know where I’m stopping next time I’m in D.C!
Sources revealed in actuality Luann’s dinner bill was actually closer to $500, and that the misunderstanding was an easy enough mistake to make. The Countess put down her card when the check arrived, and picked it up when she left, assuming that she had already been charged.
The error wasn’t made clear until the next day when Luann’s team were unable to locate a receipt for the dinner. Upon discovering the mixup, sources confirm her team ‘immediately’ contacted Le Diplomate to resolve it.
The restaurant harbours no ill feeling as by Monday the bill was paid and cleared with a ‘significant tip’ left for the staff. Le Diplomate, is a titan in it’s own right. A high end French restaurant, it’s the esteemed brain child of famed restauranteur Stephen Starr. Serving classic French dining in D.C., it has seen the likes of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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So, what was our New York housewife doing so far from home? Luann recently visited the restaurant while on a stop for her cabaret tour ‘A Very Countess Christmas’ at the Lincoln Theatre. The holiday cabaret show which began last month, will run through to December 28th touring various cities.
Luann fans who can’t catch the festive concert can bask in Luann’s new holiday ‘What Do I Want For Christmas’ music video featuring the entire RHONY cast. Be sure to enjoy the song to your Bravo heart’s content, as profits from the tune will go to the Fortune Society, an organization supporting formerly incarcerated inmates.
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TELL US- HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DINING MISUNDERSTANDING LIKE THIS? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ‘A VERY COUNTESS CHRISTMAS’? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR WHAT DO I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?
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