He also says Morton's is trying to create more values as the economy sags, in part by negotiating prices on large allotments of a particular wine, then selling it bytheglass.
The staff in the restaurant is professional and pleasant, the by-the-glass wine list is decent, and my linguine with clams last night was much better than the linguine with radicchio I had at that little hole-in-the-wall (with a great sense of place) near the Grand Hotel Gianicolo yesterday before heading for the station.