Mai de mult, bistro ul era un loc unde sedeai la masa , comandai , mancai , discutai cu prietenii si plecai . Nu erau prezentari, nu conversatii cu ospatarii , nu monologuri . Cateodata ,rar, grupul de ospatari venea la cate o masa cu un tort cu lumanari aprinse cantand *happy birthday*. No big deal.
Cateva seri in urma am mers la un bistro cu prietenii nostri Mary si Mattew . Abia ajunsi in parcaj , usa masinii ne e deschisa de valet care zice :* – my name is Hal and I’ll park your car, and I’ll keep an eye on . have a good dinner*Normal , I-am raspuns *-thank you , Hal. I’m Jo, this is my hubby , and our friends , Mary and Mattew*. Inauntru , dupa ce am fost condusi la masa , ne-am asezat , si o tanara a venit spre noi zambind :* – Good evening . My name is Betty , and I’m your cocktail waitress . ce va pot oferi in seara asta * I-am prezentat iar pe cei de langa mine si am comandat ceva de la bar . My hubby si-a intors privirea spre Mattew incercand sa-i zica ceva cand , un ospatar s-a apropiat cu un cos cu paine si : *- Good evening . I’m Brick , and these are our special toasted garlic rounds with just a bit of parmesan and fresh parsley . enjoy*.. – * Thanks Brick *, a zis my hubby , indreptandu-se spre Mattew cand, alt ospatar a aparut :*- hellooo. I’m Stud , and I’ll be your waiter for this evening . Va intrerup cateva secunde sa va spun de specialul nostru din aceasta seara . bucatarul a preparat osso buco care e incheietura de vitel ,cu usturoi , zeama de pui , vin alb , sos de rosii, fille de anchovy taiate fin . iar *the catch of the day * este somon proaspat afumat , pe care bucatarul l-a preparat cu masline , smatana , lamaie si ulei de masline . iar *the soup of the day* este favorita , o crema de ciuperci cu un strop de curry . va las un minut sa va hotarati*
Wow , ametiti , ne-am uitat unii spre altii . Monologul a durat chiar mai mult decat unele mariaje . …- Ei , Mattew…… a reluat my hubby legatura cand, Betty reapare si ne intreaba * -refills anyone ??* Am clatinat negativ din cap . Stud o urma si ne-a intrebat : *- Are you ready to order now ?* . Pe cand Mary si Mattew se hotarau sa imparta o salata , Stud ne facu apologia nasterii salatei Caesar, ca o moasa . Intre timp a aparut Frank ( bucatarul ) cu un peste jupuit pe care mi l-a aratat spre aprobare . ( thx God , n-am comandat rata strangulata ) . A aprut si Arthur cu un lant cu cheie de gat si un ceaslov de 15 kile , prezentandu-se ca celarul nostru din acea seara . I-am prezentat si eu , -my hubby , Mary si Mattew …. Precis ei stiu de la ce vine numele ” bistro “…….
Cand am intrat in masina , my hubby i-a zis lui Mattew : – mi-ar placea sa ne reintalnim , sa ne cunostem mai bine !
– thank you , a zis Hal !
Asta imi aminteste cumva de asta:
“…Here, for example, is a door. It is there before us, with its hinges, latch and lock. It is carefully bolted, as if protecting some treasure. I manage, after several attempts, to procure a key; I open it, only to find that behind it is a wall. I sit down and order a cup of coffee. The waiter makes me repeat the order three times and repeats it himself to avoid any possibility of error. He dashes off and repeats my order to a second waiter, who notes it down in a little book and transmits it to a third waiter. Finally, a fourth waiter comes back and, putting an inkwell on my table, says, ‘There you are.’ ‘But,’ I say, ‘I ordered a cup of coffee.’ ‘That’s right,’ he says, as he walks off.
“If the reader, while reading a story of this kind, thinks that the waiters are playing a joke or that they are involved in some collective psychosis, then we have lost the game. But if we have been able to give him the impression that we are talking about a world in which these absurd manifestations appear as normal behaviour, then he will find himself plunged all at once into the heart of the fantastic.” — Jean-Paul Sartre
hello i’m gala i’m the boss 🙂 n-ati vrea sa ii cheme pe toti la fel?
si pe mine ma zgarie putin familiarismul acesta, cand merg intr-un bistro nu merg sa fac conversatie cu angajatii 🙂
dar aici am vazut multi care fac lucrul acesta regulat
ies la o bere sa povestesc cu la serveuse du bistro 🙂
gala , nicio sansa 🙂
doc , m-am linistit 😉