Record number of beers carried in one go, albeit with a certain amount of spillage, set by waiter Oliver Struempfl.
A beautiful table is set, and a waiter (yes, a waiter) takes my coat.
At the Oyster Bar, over the din of waiters setting down clattering trays of fish stew, we tried to catch up.
Holiday's recorded version captures something of its early live performance: sung at the very end of her set, the waiters stopped service, the audience fell still, and save for the spotlight that fell on her face, the room lay in total darkness.
A few weeks ago at Per Se, Thomas Keller's four-star restaurant in New York City, a waiter set a salad of diced watermelon and hearts of peach palm in front of me.
On my way back to the kitchen, I run into Scott and he sends me back up with a big order of appetizers set up by another waiter.
As waiters set down plates of lamb and risotto, Nott checked his phone and found a series of text messages.
Strangers sit next to one another at two communal tables while waiters set down platters of quzi (lamb shank with almonds and raisins) and masgouf (a whole freshwater fish split open and roasted).
Strangers sat next to one another at two communal tables while waiters set down platters of quzi (lamb shank with almonds and raisins) and masgouf (a whole freshwater fish split open and roasted); friends shared hookahs; and a live band, improbably squeezed into a corner, kept conversation at a playful shout.
"What I want to be when I am old is a wise old man who won't bore," he said, then paused while the waiter set a plate of asparagus and an artichoke before him and poured the Tavel.
