Sirma’am your chit
Waiters are actors who are following scripts written by restaurant owners. The scripts and performances can be annoying and also hilarious. Here are New York Times food critic Frank Bruni’s article and his follow-up blog. Thanks to Butch for the links.
Restaurant story. Some years ago my friends were having dinner at a Malate restaurant (now closed) when the lights suddenly went out. The rest of the establishments on the street had their lights on, so it must’ve been a blown fuse. Five minutes after the lights went out, the good-looking waiter went up to my friends’ table and said, “Sir, we heb a froblem.” My friends stared at the good-looking waiter and awaited an explanation. “Sir,” he went on, “We heb no fower.”
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November 21st, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Now I’m remembering a recent meal at Morimoto where the waiter gave almost creepy bursts of well-rehearsed laughter in between his memorized speech.
November 22nd, 2007 at 5:22 am
So mean. We have to remember they handle our food….we can laugh all we want but I bet they’re laughing harder after adding the ’secret ingredient’.