Re: White-tablecloth restaurant

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:16:08 +0200
occam <oc...@nowhere.nix> wrote:

> "Over the course of the past twenty-one years I’ve opened and operated
> five white-tablecloth restaurants; an urban barbecue joint; a feel-good
> jazz club; a neo-roadside stand selling frozen custard, burgers, and hot
> dogs; three modern museum cafés; and an off-premises, restaurant-quality
> catering company."
>
> This is part of a longer piece on the modern practices of the F&B ('food
> and beverage') business.
>
> The 'white-tablecloth' tag for a restaurant intrigued me, especially
> given the wide range of examples listed. ("...neo-roadside stand selling
> frozen custard, burgers, and hot dog." ?!)
>
> I thought I would compile a hierarchy of restaurants to understand
> 'white tablecloth' better:
>
> - 'food-trucks' (and other 'take-away's): a paper-napkin is all you get.
> - 'greasy spoon' (motorway cafs): a bare tabletop, with paper napkins.
> - fast-food restaurants (self-service e.g. McDonalds, with
> paper-tablecloths, paper-napkins)
> - family run restaurants (less formal, table service - but with
> non-white tablecloths. Cloth napkins.)
> - pop-up restaurants (trendy, with table service. Colour of Tablecloth
> unknown?)
> - white-tablecloth (fine & casual dining): white-tablecloth (by
> definition); white cloth-napkins.
> - ...
> - Michelin-star restaurant (1, 2,...star); starched white tablecloths.
> Ditto napkins.
>
> (All comments - written on the back of a paper-napkin - to be sent to me
> c/o the 'Greasy Spoon Caf'.)

There is, indeed a caff on usenet;

xpost added for fun

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[RustyHinge]

On 15/09/2022 19:11, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:16:08 +0200
> occam <oc...@nowhere.nix> wrote:
>
>> "Over the course of the past twenty-one years I’ve opened and operated
>> five white-tablecloth restaurants; an urban barbecue joint; a feel-good
>> jazz club; a neo-roadside stand selling frozen custard, burgers, and hot
>> dogs; three modern museum cafés; and an off-premises, restaurant-quality
>> catering company."
>>
>> This is part of a longer piece on the modern practices of the F&B ('food
>> and beverage') business.
>>
>> The 'white-tablecloth' tag for a restaurant intrigued me, especially
>> given the wide range of examples listed. ("...neo-roadside stand selling
>> frozen custard, burgers, and hot dog." ?!)

Frozen custard is virtually 'hokey-pokey', wot me muvver useter molish
just after the whoar. IIRC the trick was to whisk the custard as it was
beginning to freeze, or it would freeze into a big custardy lolly.

Toofsome, so it was - ie, you get to keep some of your toofs.

>> I thought I would compile a hierarchy of restaurants to understand
>> 'white tablecloth' better:
>>
>> - 'food-trucks' (and other 'take-away's): a paper-napkin is all you get.
>> - 'greasy spoon' (motorway cafs): a bare tabletop, with paper napkins.
>> - fast-food restaurants (self-service e.g. McDonalds, with
>> paper-tablecloths, paper-napkins)
>> - family run restaurants (less formal, table service - but with
>> non-white tablecloths. Cloth napkins.)
>> - pop-up restaurants (trendy, with table service. Colour of Tablecloth
>> unknown?)
>> - white-tablecloth (fine & casual dining): white-tablecloth (by
>> definition); white cloth-napkins.

Frozen custard is virtually 'hokey-pokey', wot me muvver useter molish
just after the whoar. IIRC the trick was to whisk the custard as it was
beginning to freeze, or it would freeze into a big custardy lolly.

>> - ...
>> - Michelin-star restaurant (1, 2,...star); starched white tablecloths.
>> Ditto napkins.
>>
>> (All comments - written on the back of a paper-napkin - to be sent to me
>> c/o the 'Greasy Spoon Caf'.)
>
> There is, indeed a caff on usenet;
>
> xpost added for fun

Oh, hokey-cokey, cokey,
Oh hokey-pokey pokey...

--
Rusty Hinge
To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer and the BOFH.

[occam]

Yes, though I note that the self-appointed 'caff master' has stopped
posting there. No one likes a bad-tempered coffee shop owner.

[RustyHinge]

Alt buttered scones?

[Sn!pe]

[Caff only]

RustyHinge <rusty...@foobar.girolle.co.uk> wrote:

> On 19/09/2022 10:01, occam wrote:
> > On 15/09/2022 20:11, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:
> >> On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:16:08 +0200
> >> occam <oc...@nowhere.nix> wrote:

[...]

> >>> (All comments - written on the back of a paper-napkin -
> >>> to be sent to me c/o the 'Greasy Spoon Caf'.)
> >>
> >> There is, indeed a caff on usenet;
> >
> > Yes, though I note that the self-appointed 'caff master' has stopped
> > posting there. No one likes a bad-tempered coffee shop owner.
>
> Alt buttered scones?

I think he must be referring to MAD aka DSL,
the erstwhile dog in the manger here.

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~ Slava Ukraini ~

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

The above described poster also frequents aue. Luckily this thread has
fizzled out without any of his tantrums.

[Ben Newsam]

Kerr-Mudd, John wrote, though the Organization header says "Dis":

Not actually seen him for a while now. Do you suppose it is safe to
pop our heads above the parapet?
--
Ben

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

I'll let you go first. I didn't know that the caff had a medieaval theme
night.

[Ben Newsam]

No need, I think. If it was about to cause trouble, it would have done
it by now.
--
Ben

[VictoriaB]

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<puts finger to lips> Shhhhhhhh.....
v
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[Ben Newsam]

VictoriaB wrote, though the Organization header says "Aioe.org NNTP
Server":

>> No need, I think. If it was about to cause trouble, it would have done
>> it by now.
>>

><puts finger to lips> Shhhhhhhh.....

I didn't say his name three times, did I? :-)
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Ben