town? >> josh: when we opened this, i was amazed by the support that we got from people. people didn't want to hate us. they wanted to like it here. >> anthony: really? i mean, in new york, particularly if you come from out of town, we kind of want to hate you. i mean, we're not the cold-hearted town that people portray us to be, but especially if you're hot shit somewhere else, you're gonna have a real steep climb in new york. we are kind of hoping you're gonna fail, and if we can help you, we will. it's not like that here, from what i understand. carpetbagging interlopers are welcome here in a way that they are not in a lot of places. >> josh: mm-hmm. >> anthony: whether it's music or restaurants or -- come here and do creative shit. >> josh: yeah, it's a really cool place. it's a lot of fun. >> ryan: a little crumble of sea salt. let me know when it's ready. >> josh: the idea of this place was to cook the way that a bartender bartends. you're looking the person in the eye and handing them the plate of food, there's no hiding. if they love it, then you see that, if they don't love it, then -- >> anthony: plan b.