Sign for Your Supper

DC’s new fancy-shmancy eating hole Rogue24, a “conceptual restaurant” that offers 16- and 24-course tasting menus, is so fancy-shmancy that it requires diners to sign a two-page contract when making a reservation.

Among the stipulations: Cell phone and camera use is strictly prohibited inside the restaurant to ensure that “all guests [are] able to enjoy the experiences that surround them at Rogue24 free of distraction.”

Once you agree to the establishment’s terms and conditions you have up to 72 hours prior to 3 PM on the day of the reservation to cancel. After that, you will be automatically charged for half the cost of the meal. Cancel after 3 PM or arrive more than 30 minutes late and you’ll be charged for all 16 or 24 courses without so much as a bite.

In other words, if you reserve a table at Rogue24 you better damn well mean it.