The Annals of Catering

Notes on service and pleasure

Some readers have expressed interest in the behind-the-scenes aspect of catering—the conversations between Rosencranz and Guildenstern that go on while Hamlet is performed. This piece is from notes I wrote after a party that took place in Northern New Jersey the summer of 2002. I was on the job for more than 16 hours. The scenes are joyous to look back …