The extra diners were served crocodile-based dishes while Sugiyama cooked up the exclusive meal.
At a recent dinner, held June 28 in the heavily hipster-treaded neighborhood of Williamsburg, diners were served a six-course meal that included zucchini rolls with white cannellini beans and roasted rosemary, as well as a spicy vermicelli noodle dish.
Each diner was served two mini-desserts, each different from the others.
Other types of quick-eating places originating in the United States are the drugstore counter, serving sandwiches or other snacks; the lunch counter, where the diner is served a limited quick-order menu at the counter; and the drive-in, "drive-thru," or drive-up restaurant, where patrons are served in their automobiles.
While most other hot pots revolve around cooking your own meat and vegetables, Boiling Point is the lazy man's version: Each diner is served an individual pot, near overflowing with whatever you order.
As soon as diners are seated, they are served a basket of good, chewy Italian bread and even better long, focaccia-style rolls, and a family-style bowl of salad (romaine, onions, cucumbers and tomatoes in a light vinaigrette).
With a little homework before you set out, you may be able to find out that terrific barbecued pork lies in wait just 3.2 miles south of Exit 57, or that fluffy plate-size pancakes with home-canned blueberry sauce are served in a diner just outside the state park.
All dishes are served heaped on an injera-clad platter, and diners are encouraged to share.
If you want happy diners, what you are serving is less important than how you describe it.
