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February 13th, 2006

Went out for a meal last night. It was very nice indeed but ate far too much. We also were in the strange position of having too much attention from waiters and waitresses asking if everything was ok. In a restaurant full of buffet diners I guess a couple who want to eat from the menu instead will get all the attention.

Tracy had a prawn and mango starter. It was very nice but the sauce was very sweet and after a short while it had to be abandoned for fear of her mouth clamping shut in protest.

“Do you know what you’re meant to do with your knife and fork?” I asked, informatively.

“Put them together, like that if you’re finished” she replied, equally informed and placing them neatly together.

“Ah, but did you know that if you put them apart, then that tells the kitchen you didn’t enjoy it”

“What, like this?”

She moved her knife and fork to opposite ends of the plate and blow me if it didn’t work like a charm. In less than a second a waiter was at her side with an alarmed look on his face.

“You didn’t like the prawns??”

“Er, it was ok - tasted nice but just a bit too sweet to finish…”

“Too sweet?”

“Just a bit”

“I’ll change it for you”

“No it’s fi-”

But that was that. The prawns were whisked away and the chef was no doubt beaten around the head.

When it did come back it was another plate of prawns and mango albeit with slightly less sauce. Still tasted the same though. Tracy battled through it though for fear of the chef coming out and stabbing himself with a fork in a pythonesque apology.

Knives and forks were clasped firmly together for the remainder of the meal.

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