The Rookie Dinner | Suits

As per tradition at the firm, Mike has to host the rookie dinner which ends up being more work than just showing off his food tastes.

Season 1, Episode 3 "Inside Track": Jessica (Gina Torres) hopes Harvey's (Gabriel Macht) promotion will reign him in, but when a crisis arises with the first client he brought into the firm, Harvey goes rogue trying to fix it. Mike (Patrick J. Adams) finds himself needing Rachel's (Meghan Markle) help when he has to host the rookie dinner--an honored tradition at Pearson, Hardman that reflects on more than just his taste in food.

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Suits delves into the fast-paced, high-stakes world of a top Manhattan corporate law firm where hotshot associate Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, “Love & Other Drugs”) makes a risky move by hiring Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams, “Old School”) a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout, as his associate. As he becomes enmeshed in this unfamiliar world, Mike relies heavily on the firm’s best paralegal Rachel (Meghan Markle, “Horrible Bosses”) and Harvey's no-nonsense assistant Donna (Sarah Rafferty, “Brothers & Sisters”) to help him serve justice. With a photographic memory and the street smarts of a hustler, Mike proves to be a legal prodigy despite the absence of bonafide legal credentials.
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[rafsolo]

I was a young college kid when i first saw this. The advice Harvey gave Mike about the dinner always stuck with me

[cpehansen]

Even from the beginning, Mike was the little brother Harvey never had. He had his back from the jump

[Katerina-yxdv]

Mike in the first seasons was simply adorable

[KitKatNisa]

I love that this means that Harvey not only cared enough to pay ahead of time without knowing the bill, but he also took the time to find out (read: ask Donna) where Mike was planning to have the dinner so he could go in early and pay.

[jessedellross]

I love their relationship and chemistry in the early seasons. Rachel when she was an actual character and not just Mikes girlfriend

[retterkl]

Lewis doesn't like chicken, and yet later he eats coq for breakfast, lunch and dinner. How the times change

[jitendergupta]

One of the reasons Harvey expected unconditional loyalty from Mike.

[mikecantreed]

I love how in shows the company doesn’t pay for $10k dinners.

[SekritJay]

Considering it's New York, everyone has expensive tastes AND they were really unwise with the drink orders, $180-odd plus tip per person is... still expensive, but not as much as I was expecting

[TheKidsWearCrowns]

1:10 this exchange with Harvey is this dude’s Joker moment 💀

[parasapan]

For those of you who missed the bill was of $10, 658 which included $1717 gratuity.

[michaelweston]

what an absolute BS move expecting a rookie employee to give up about 10% of their annual salary to host a bourgeoise dinner for their colleagues. pro sports teams do this, but it's for a much smaller amount/percentage. and not with the purpose to see how stuck up everyone can be.

[knighteternal]

16 x bottles of house red coming to $105 seems reasonable

[donovanbowman]

It’s so funny seeing Season 1 and all the associates 😂 The focus being in the bullpen. How things advanced

[ashkrikorian]

This is proper leadership. Guide w proper experience, ride then relatively hard w work to make sure they can handle it before advancing… and when all is said and done the reward is picking up the $10k check

[deflectodoggo]

IDK what this show is or how I got here, but I paused on the restaurant receipt and it's hilarious. 5 martinis for nearly $180, OK, those are expensive restaurant prices. But then the 3 daiquiris (which would be harder for the bartender to make) come in at ~$8 a pop??? Is this an Applebees?? Finally, it's cut off but looks like 32 premium scotches were ordered for less than $1 a glass? I know it's just a silly prop for a half-second shot but made me laugh.

[suryanshmittal]

If I correctly remember. While Harvey was hiring Mike he mentioned that he should give Mike $25, 000 just as a signing bonus. So considering that the dinner was appropriately expensive as most people there were earning alot more than that.

[jdrancho]

This is how you run up a restaurant tab: it's not the food, it's the drinks that make it expensive. And a $1712 tip automatically added on is a service of the house, so you don't have to bother with the math.

[Airwrck]

I don’t get it. Why would a firm make a rookie pay for this dinner? That’s insane. I assume the rookie has to plan it out but the firm will pay for it.

[TheShockwave]

Harvey really did teach Mike a lot, I hate to say it but I think if Mike secret came out in season 1 he would've never fallen on the sword to save Harvey. Harvey shaped Mike and showed him what loyalty really is. In my belief that's why he took the deal later on