“Just between you and me, the shish kebab hasn’t been too popular tonight.”
May/June 1980
“Very … VERY excruciatingly funny!”
August 1954
“I hate to spoil your evening, Benson, but your orders are stacking up in the kitchen.”
July 1960
“Table 14 doesn’t want any watercress in his salad.”
December 1944
“I put a new man on the crepes suzette.
Keep an eye on him!”
January 1945
“This is one of our more recent vintages.”
September/October 2011
“Sorry, have you been waiting long?”
July/August 2012
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