St. Nick, bishop's crook in hand and miter on top of his head, quizzed each of us six children and our visiting companions in great detail.
On my second visit, a companion ordered the same dish, and the supporting players were more plentiful.
They will also soon be able to visit a companion website to record animated Gifs of themselves using the app.
On another visit, a companion ordered them and after one bite, I wished I had ordered them for myself, so that I could construct a tasty tower cemented with sour cream and applesauce, then eat the thing, wedge by wedge, before it cooled.
Dining at Alain's isn't perfect — for example, on two separate visits a companion ordered a martini, which in France would mean sweet vermouth, cold and neat, and on the first night had to explain what he wanted and on the second, received the wrong kind of vermouth.
On each visit, my dining companions filed in dutifully, trying not to grumble, expecting nothing.
On this visit, my dining companion and I were armed with reservations.
During my five-day visit, my traveling companion, David Williamson, and I were the park's only visitors.
Though I had been told the restaurant might have a goat tied up outside its front door, that was not the case on my visit, when a companion and I were greeted by a friendly human and seated at a table on a porch.
