Best food in town

Resident: "I went to this new restaurant in New York that belongs to that famous chef... what's his name?"

Me: "??"

Resident: "He's got a lot of red hair..."

Me: "??"

Resident: "He's tall..."

Me: "??"

Resident: "Seems very jovial..."

Me: "Ronald McDonald?"

Resident: [stares at me]

Me: "What?"

(It was Mario Batali. But I think Ronald McDonald was a great guess based on the above information.)