Steve Davis is suffering through intense withdrawal--from both nicotine and his wife. His desperation for a cigarette and for his ex are almost too much to bear, but that's nothing compared to the horrors that await him at a trendy Manhattan restaurant. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - [Dark Love](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14916874W/Dark_Love) - [Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales][2] - [The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Ninth Annual Collection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17745046W) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/short_story/lunch_at_the_gotham_cafe.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81584W/Everything's_Eventual

Steve Davis is suffering through intense withdrawal--from both nicotine and his wife. His desperation for a cigarette and for his ex are almost too much to bear, but that's nothing compared to the horrors that await him at a trendy Manhattan restaurant. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - [Dark Love](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14916874W/Dark_Love) - [Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales][2] - [The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Ninth Annual Collection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17745046W) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/short_story/lunch_at_the_gotham_cafe.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81584W/Everything's_Eventual