Dinner Stories

Here’s a fond memory from a holiday a few years back. I was in my twenties, newly single and had come on a Spanish resort holiday with a couple of mates. I had been looking forward to relaxing, so when my friends headed into town on the first night I decided to stay back at the hotel and just read my book on the terrace. As I lay on the sun lounger thinking about dinner, I heard an upper-class English man’s voice nearby:...

It was Friday and I was winding down when Wife called me to chat about our plans for the weekend, and what she ought to make for dinner. Since it was just the two of us I asked if she wanted to go out to our favorite steakhouse. No cooking, get to dress up, good food and drinks? No question. She quickly agreed and said she would be ready at 5 pm for me to pick her up, so I made reservations for 5:30 pm. The sun was low wh...