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Late night talk show legend David Letterman caused a bit of a stir Friday night when he popped into The Willistead Restaurant for dinner.
Published Jun 04, 2016 • Last updated Jun 06, 2016 • 2 minutes read
Late night legend David Letterman poses for a photo with Willistead Restaurant owner Mark Boscariol after having dinner at the popular Walkerville eatery on June 3, 2016. Photo courtesy of Mark Boscariol
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What’s the No. 1 reason to eat at The Willistead Restaurant? It’s the choice of late night talk show legend David Letterman.
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The former talk show host and comedian caused a bit of a stir Friday night when he popped into The Willistead in Walkerville for dinner.
“I’m not much of a celebrity guy, but that’s probably the only guy that could get me going,” said Willistead owner Mark Boscariol after meeting Letterman.
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Boscariol raced down to the restaurant after his partner called to say he thought Letterman was there, but he wasn’t sure.
“Everybody in the restaurant insisted it wasn’t him,” said Boscariol. “Nobody bothered him, nobody recognized him.
“With the beard it’s hard to recognize him, just a beard and a t-shirt. Then he put the jacket on and the sunglasses, and it’s like oh ya, it’s obvious that it’s him.”
Boscariol said a band was playing and it was too loud to talk, so he waited until the music stopped to approach him.
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“As soon as the band stopped I walked up to him and asked him, ‘are you David Letterman?’ He was like ‘yah, it’s me.’”
Naturally, Boscariol wanted to know how Letterman ended up at The Willistead. It turns out Letterman was in Detroit for the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and came to Windsor.
“He was walking down our riverfront and he said he Googled restaurants and Google directed him here,” said Boscariol.
Letterman and his dining companion shared mussels, perogies, a Willistead burger, ribs and fries.
Boscariol said Letterman graciously posed for photos with him and a few other fans before leaving.
“He was the nicest guy — I see why your restaurant is busy, it’s a lovely place, I really enjoyed all my meal,” said Boscariol. “He was just really, really nice. Super duper nice.”
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Just two days after Letterman’s Windsor visit, the former late night talk show star had a brief encounter with Mayor Drew Dilkens Sunday at the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix.
Letterman told Dilkens that he really enjoyed his time in Windsor. Letterman said he went fishing, had dinner and enjoyed the waterfront.
“I thanked him for coming, and he said I can’t wait to come back,” Dilkens said Sunday.
A photo of Letterman and Dilkens made its rounds on social media, as the now retired host of the Late Show is seen sharing a laugh with the Windsor mayor.
Letterman is the co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, which was competing at the Dual in Detroit.
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