Just Desserts

For my wife's birthday on Saturday we went to the rather fine Nok's Kitchen Thai restaurant in Stockbridge. The waitress asked if we'd been before. We had, and my wife mentioned it was her birthday. After we'd finished our coffee and I was reaching for my wallet, the entire staff appeared at our table with a dessert of strawberries, bananas and pink ice cream. One not-quite-appropriate single candle flickered on top of the ice cream. Then the staff sang Happy Birthday, the other diners joined in, and there was much clapping. Excruciating in a way, but oddly enjoyable.
We liked the comment from a neighbouring diner: 'I'll bet you pull that one in every restaurant you go to.'

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