Search Details

Word: waitering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...When the waiter asks if everything's okay, a simple "Yes" will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: as follows: | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...friend of mine studying mathematics at the Erdos Institute in Hungary for the semester, an accomplished polyglot in Romance languages, never managed to master more than the rudiments of the Finno-Urdic language of the Magyars. The first word came when my friend was sitting in a cafe. The waiter hushed patrons to listen to a radio report. "Belgrade," he said, and blew a cartoon explosion through his teeth. Over Wednesday afternoon, as the first reports of NATO attacks filtered in, the city became a menacing presence, its attitude towards the NATO action impossible to pin down. There were fears...

Author: By Simon J. Dedeo, | Title: War Comes to Kosovo | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

After I had lunch with some Playboy execs in the dining room, where the waiter was summoned by the push of a button on the table, Hef joined us. He was wearing the smoking jacket and silk pajamas. He looked extraordinarily young for 72, especially his wrinkle-free hands, which made me worry that he had struck some deal with the devil. Then I realized that if he had, he cut the best deal ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back in the Swing | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

Stay after class today in Barker and learn something useful--something that will put an end to those awkward eeneeminey-mo games with restaurant wine menus. Impress your waiter and your dinner dates with the knowledge gained from Mary Jo-Ann's lecture, "Good Wines from Bad: The Rectification of Wine in the Middle Ages and Beyond." The Barker Center, Room 114. 4:15 p.m. FREE...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MONDAY MAR 15 | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...this wonderful hoax of a film festival" with a smile. While I didn't really grasp the intricacies of Bite My Bohonkus, a postmodern nightmare involving a chicken-woman, a mini tank-vehicle from the future and a diva with a four foot behind, I did thoroughly enjoy A Waiter Tomorrow. Two servers in a mediocre sushi restaurant deal with the mounting stress of their disrespectful guests by diving from the kitchen with a pistol in each hand. The film doesn't take itself seriously at all, and the effect is delicious. The patrons of the restaurant are also heavily...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CINE MANIC | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

Previous | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | Next