A few thoughts on waiters and conversation

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• We need to work out a signal with our servers.

Truly great servers seem to appear before you even know you need them. And just like that, there’s another glass of wine or a fork to replace the one that got away.

The worst (or perhaps most inexperienced) waiters seem to lack those powers of observation or ability to match the ebb and flow of conversation at a table, which leads to them hovering or interrupting at just the wrong moment. As a result, here are a few tips for servers when they might want to give a table a minute.