Graciously presented, it's all far, far removed from your neighborhood Chinese hangout.
And like a magician who graciously presents a patron with a spontaneously produced bouquet of flowers, he sends colleagues copies of this or that story, stamped with a kelly green finger pointing out where to read.
In all it couldn't contrast more with its elders, especially in a year when these elders are arguably the slickest, most controlled and most object-oriented, if most graciously presented, incarnations in recent memory.
This was also echoed in the popularity of still life images of abundant fruit, fish and fowl, another Greek genre that had its origins in the "xenia," the array of welcoming fruits graciously presented to guests.
And in presenting the Beethoven series, is Carnegie graciously putting the spotlight on a worthy interpreter, or finding a cynical way to fill a week with the world's most familiar orchestral repertory?
He strode out to a standing ovation and found just the right voice and body language to present himself graciously as first among equals.
Finally, students presented their work and graciously answered questions about their projects.
Photograph: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images Updated at 9.58pm GMT 8.21pm GMT Best supporting actress Amiable George Clooney hauls himself up to present the Bafta for best supporting actress, graciously thanking Stephen Fry for "making it OK for leading men to have facial hair".
I hug Denzel, who presents me with the trophy, and approach the microphone, smiling graciously while the crowd serenades me for approximately two more minutes.
A butcher from the Arles Kosher Meat Market across the street, tired to present him with a section of a salami, but he declined the gift graciously.
