The Infamous Wine Bandit is Brought to Justice After Fleecing Fleming’s

Running a restaurant is replete with challenges; none more so than dealing with a well-dressed professional with a knowledge of fine wine and a penchant for bolting tabs. Claimed he was waiting for a party of four but said he was going to go ahead and eat because he was starving. He ordered a bottle $450 dollar of ’03 Bond, had a glass or two, ate all his food, ran up about a $600-700 hundred dollar bill and then simply disappeared.

But there’s a twist here. The server at Fleming’s has a boyfriend who is the sous chef at McCormick and Schmick’s. He recognized the perp’s MO when he dined at M&S.. Same exact story. No variation. So the management accosted him and he fessed up on the spot. The wine perp was arrested and is in jail (apparently he has a long habit of bolting expensive tabs at restaurants across Texas). Will Fleming’s recoup its loss? Doubtful, but it still kinda leaves you with a good feeling knowing that this is one less idiot who will make life miserable for our finer restaurants.