The evening seemed to be a success, hurrah!
When we met with the owner to discuss it, he asked if we would like him to shut the restaurant to others and not operate the take away, as he wanted us to be fully happy. Whilst generous on his part, this seemed such a shame for people who were hoping to enjoy an Egyptian meal, and I was concerned it might lose him repeat business if someone rang up and was turned away. We said if others came in, maybe they would join in singing happy birthday. So when two women did come along, I - of course - went for a chat, and they asked the name of the birthday boy so they could join in. I think my highlight was that they had a good evening too, chatting with some folk in our party.
I didn't really relax til we got home but I was glad to get to chat with several people, albeit briefly. Everyone that wanted to took home leftovers. I witnessed generosity on many fronts.
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