david: but the funnest part about the restaurant business, isn t it the cutlery? just this spoon is absolutely gorgeous, you know? fred has a wonderful collection of tableware. without getting, you know, snobby or elitist, you know, the eating off vintage, uh, tableware is one of the great joys out of life. anthony: well, this is the interesting paradox of you guys. on one hand, you aspire to run a democratic establishment, open to all. and yet you are hopeless romantics when it comes to fred: painful nostalgics. anthony: the art of living. right? fred: yeah. anthony: what the [ bleep ]? sustenance is required. holy [ bleep ]. look at this. like, say, a consommé of oxtail to begin. followed perhaps by a chilled lobster a la parisienne? david: the art of dining is kind of disappearing, much to our chagrin. i work super hard at being an excellent dining companion. anthony: when seeking excellence in a dining companion, what qualities does one look for? david: i turn
of tableware. without getting, you know, snobby or elitist, you know, the eating off vintage, uh, tableware is one of the great joys out of life. anthony: well, this is the interesting paradox of you guys. on one hand, you aspire to run a democratic establishment, open to all. and yet you are hopeless romantics when it comes to fred: painful nostalgics. anthony: the art of living. right? fred: yeah. anthony: what the [ bleep ]? sustenance is required. holy [ bleep ]. look at this. like, say, a consommé of oxtail to begin. followed perhaps by a chilled lobster a la parisienne? david: the art of dining is kind of disappearing, much to our chagrin. i work super hard at being an excellent dining companion. anthony: when seeking excellence in a dining companion, what qualities does one look for? david: i turn my phone off. i you know, i never put my elbows on the table. i don t anthony: really? david: of course. come prepared with stories. don t drink too much.
joys out of life. anthony: well, this is the interesting paradox of you guys. on one hand, you aspire to run a democratic establishment, open to all. and yet you are hopeless romantics when it comes to fred: painful nostalgics. anthony: the art of living. right? fred: yeah. anthony: what the [ bleep ]? sustenance is required. holy [ bleep ]. look at this. like, say, a consommé of oxtail to begin. followed perhaps by a chilled lobster a la parisienne? david: the art of dining is kind of disappearing, much to our chagrin. i work super hard at being an excellent dining companion. anthony: when seeking excellence in a dining companion, what qualities does one look for? david: i turn my phone off. i you know, i never put my elbows on the table. i don t anthony: really? david: of course. come prepared with stories. don t drink too much. don t become sloppy. anthony: come prepared with anecdotes? david: absolutely.
just this spoon is absolutely gorgeous, you know? fred has a wonderful collection of tableware. without getting, you know, snobby or elitist, you know, the eating off vintage, uh, tableware is one of the great joys out of life. anthony: well, this is the interesting paradox of you guys. on one hand, you aspire to run a democratic establishment, open to all. and yet you are hopeless romantics when it comes to fred: painful nostalgics. anthony: the art of living. right? fred: yeah. anthony: what the [ muted ]? sustenance is required. holy [ muted ]. look at this. like, say, a consommé of oxtail to begin. followed perhaps by a chilled lobster a la parisienne? david: the art of dining is kind of disappearing, much to our chagrin. i work super hard at being an excellent dining companion. anthony: when seeking excellence in a dining companion, what qualities does one look for? david: i turn my phone off. i you know, i never put my elbows on the table. i don t anthony
anthony: yeah. david: but the funnest part about the restaurant business, isn t it the cutlery? just this spoon is absolutely gorgeous, you know? fred has a wonderful collection of tableware. without getting, you know, snobby or elitist, you know, the eating off vintage, uh, tableware is one of the great joys out of life. anthony: well, this is the interesting paradox of you guys. on one hand, you aspire to run a democratic establishment, open to all. and yet you are hopeless romantics when it comes to fred: painful nostalgics. anthony: the art of living. right? fred: yeah. anthony: what the [ bleep ]? sustenance is required. holy [ bleep ]. look at this. like, say, a consommé of oxtail to begin. followed perhaps by a chilled lobster a la parisienne? david: the art of dining is kind of disappearing, much to our chagrin. i work super hard at being an excellent dining companion. anthony: when seeking excellence in a dining companion, what qualities does one look for?