Word: waitering
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...waiter began by lifting the glass dome off a tray that held a truffle the size of a child's fist and inviting us to sniff. The aroma was seductive, but we passed on the $75 appetizer with truffle shavings. Instead I had seared Ecuadoran shrimp and braised lentils, followed by grilled ahi tuna on a bed of chorizo piperade and honey-pepper sauce. Both dishes were excellent. My companion began with scallops and figs and followed with a perfectly seared cut of roast venison...
...lack of formal musical training. Most of the others - Kern, Rodgers, Hammerstein, Larry Hart - were of German Jewish stock from the educated middle-class; Berlin was a Russian Jewish immigrant, raised on the Lower East Side, quickly out of school and into the showbiz fringe as a singing waiter. Their music came from honing a natural talent with years of study; his songwriting gift was a freak of nature. No wonder he fretted that this knack would desert him; its origin was as much a mystery as its longevity...
...Berlin the composer had the ambition to write tunes that were timeless. Berlin the musical merchant was compelled to write tunes that were timely - topical songs, whose newsworthy subjects would help sell the music. His very first hit was "Dorando," inspired by a London waiter and long-distance runner: he was the leader in the 1908 Olympic marathon but was disqualified when his supporters helped him across the finish line. Over the years he produced musical editorials supporting Al Smith and Dwight Eisenhower, opposing Prohibition ("You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake on Tea"), defending the gold standard ("Debts," with...
David Modigliani said that he was at this dinner because he imposed himself on people, and the Sandrine’s waiter who motioned for him to quiet down would not argue. He offered a poem, “Transactions,” about an elephant trainer who got traded to another circus, and a loud and funny impression of his Italian grandparents...
...took awhile for the waiter to come and take our order. Life seemed to move on island time in this restaurant. But once we got his attention, the waiter was amicable and prompt...