If a journalist or food writer shows up (announced or not), the host quietly flags MOD. MOD greets the writer, confirms what kind of visit it is (review, profile, off-the-record), and quietly notes it on the ticket. Staff do not comp without MOD approval — that's a separate conversation post-visit. Photos at the table: permitted, but staff aren't directed to pose. The writer should leave feeling like Lancey, not like a press dinner.