My Husband Called Me Unremarkable, Then Learned Hi…

Then I called the restaurant directly.

“This is Kora Ashford. I have a reservation for the 15th. I’d like to make some special arrangements.”

The maître d’ at Atelier Russo was a woman named Colette. French accent still thick despite 20 years in San Francisco. She listened to my requests with the practiced neutrality of someone who’d seen everything.continue reading …