The maitre’d’s spoon clinks on the cooking pan, ending Marquesa’s reverie and returning Her attention to the masterful show he is putting on.  With the meat almost done, he spoons a bed of mashed potato onto the dinner plate and then carefully arranges the steak slices over and around the potato.  Next, he neatly pours the pan juices over the steak and potato, and places the platter before Marquesa’s prey.  Lastly, he places a very hot side dish of creamed spinach next to the sizzling serving platter.  To Marquesa, the steak alone smells aromatic enough to make a tyrannosaurus rex drool.  In fact, it looks so good that She almost wishes She had ordered this dish instead of pheasant.  Oh well, next time, She thinks.  She transmits to Her subject, “YOU WILL NOW..THANK THE MAITRE’D FOR HIS PERFORMANCE.  AND..YOU WILL DO SO NOWW!!” Read more…