• A wax figure of Audrey Hepburn sits at a table left empty to comply with Covid-19 social distancing requirements in a dining room at Peter Luger's Steak House in the Brooklyn borough of New York. EPA
    A wax figure of Audrey Hepburn sits at a table left empty to comply with Covid-19 social distancing requirements in a dining room at Peter Luger's Steak House in the Brooklyn borough of New York. EPA
  • A wax statue of Al Roker welcomes diners to Peter Luger Steak House. AP Photo
    A wax statue of Al Roker welcomes diners to Peter Luger Steak House. AP Photo
  • Madame Tussauds's wax figure of actor John Hamm, who plays Don Draper from the AMC television drama series 'Mad Men', stands at the bar. AFP
    Madame Tussauds's wax figure of actor John Hamm, who plays Don Draper from the AMC television drama series 'Mad Men', stands at the bar. AFP
  • Madame Tussauds's wax figure of Jon Hamm stands at the bar. Reuters
    Madame Tussauds's wax figure of Jon Hamm stands at the bar. Reuters
  • A wax statue of comedian Jimmy Fallon occupies a table at Peter Luger Steak House. AP Photo
    A wax statue of comedian Jimmy Fallon occupies a table at Peter Luger Steak House. AP Photo
  • Madame Tussauds's wax figures of actress Audrey Hepburn who plays Holly Golightly in the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and Michael Anthony Strahan, American television personality, journalist and former professional football player, help to fill empty seats. AFP
    Madame Tussauds's wax figures of actress Audrey Hepburn who plays Holly Golightly in the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and Michael Anthony Strahan, American television personality, journalist and former professional football player, help to fill empty seats. AFP

New York's Peter Luger Steak House brings in Madame Tussauds wax figures to maintain social distancing


Farah Andrews
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The likes of Don Draper, Audrey Hepburn and Jimmy Fallon are on many a fantasy dinner party guest list, but one New York City steakhouse is making it a reality for patrons.

Peter Luger Steak House has teamed up with Madame Tussauds, bringing in celebrity wax figures to sit at tables, or stand by the bar, to promote social distancing in its Brooklyn venue.

A wax Jon Hamm – known for his portrayal of ad executive Draper in the hit TV series Mad Men – was found propping up the restaurant's bar on Friday, while other figures on loan from Madame Tussauds include Fallon, Michael Strahan, Al Roker and Hepburn in Holly Golightly of Breakfast at Tiffany's mode.

Chat show host Fallon made his way to the eatery for a sit down with his double, joking on Instagram: "The waiter kept asking if we were brothers."

Peter Luger “thought this would be a fun, safe way to fill some of the seats that need to remain empty as we continue to fight the pandemic,” said restaurant vice president Daniel Turtel.

As of Friday, restaurants in New York City were allowed to fill 35 per cent of their indoor seats, up from 25 per cent previously.

The steakhouse, which has been in business for more than 130 years, will keep the mannequins until Monday. After that, they'll be returned to the recently reopened Madame Tussauds in midtown Manhattan.

Additional reporting by AP 

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