Because of the frantic rush to see who wants to order dessert
when a four-top hasn’t even been “specialed,”
and remembering to place dessert spoons on the party of eight
before the One of Each arrives, and that mussels
bowls are served with one silver spoon,
and one bowl per person unless only one person
is eating mussels, and then he gets two,
and it’s always placed to the left of the fork,
which is, always, on the left of the plate.
And if someone asks about one kind of wine
Or another kind of wine, say the Chateu St. Gorge 2001
(try to pronounce with a French accent so it sounds
more like: shhtshh sn Shorsh)
I need to go ask Josh to
help, and he always speaks
so softly that I can never hear the answer,
but when I do, it all seems to sound the same:
“The mineraly soil of the Bourdoux region
accelerates the taste and mixes wonderful
with the fruit forwarding. A right bit of tannin
leaves the mouth watering for a flavorful dish;
How about the grilled tuna or the lamb chops?”

“Oh, the Landmark Chardonay? Well, the mineraly
soil of Northern California accelerates the taste and mixes
wonderfully with a fruit forwarding. A right bit of tannin
leaves the mouth watering for a flavorful light dish:
How about the monk fish or chicken?”