Recently son C. and I took advantage of a free birthday lunch at a local restaurant which, to keep me out of trouble, will be nameless. If C. bought lunch there, mine would be free. Our servers, in their late teens, were having such a good time laughing at their own gossip, we amused ourselves by listening as we waited. C. ordered a panini and I a hamburger. The menu didn’t mention blackening of the burger, so I assume what happened to mine was unintentional. C.’s panini was also charred on the bottom. When our waitress asked us, since I was entitled to a free birthday dessert, if I’d like “some of that black cake”, I couldn’t answer for a second. Seems she meant “you know, regular chocolate cake”. We think the restaurant should be renamed “Burnt Offerings”.
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