“I was afraid to board a streetcar because of the conductor; I was afraid to enter the Kabuki Theater for fear of the usherettes standing along the sides of the red-carpeted staircase at the main entrance; I was afraid to go into a restaurant because I was intimidated by the waiters furtively hovering behind me waiting for my plate to be emptied.” WaitingSidesBehindsRedStandingTheaterBoardsRestaurantsAwkwardPlatesIntimidatedEntrancesConductorWaiterHoveringStaircases Book:No Longer Human Source: No Longer Human
“I'll never understand why people go to movie theaters to have conversations. Going to the movies to talk is like going to a restaurant to cook. The idea is that you have paid your money to have someone do something better than you can do it yourself.” PeopleIdeasCan DoConversationPaidTheaterCooksRestaurantsYou Can Do ItSomething BetterBetter Than YouDo It YourselfMovie Theater Book:Naked Beneath My Clothes: Tales of a Revealing Nature Source: Naked Beneath My Clothes: Tales of a Revealing Nature
“The Circle Theatre, black people had to sit in the balcony. Any theater with a balcony, black people had to sit up there. Black people couldn't check into any hotel except their own. And black people couldn't eat anywhere except in their own restaurants.” PeopleBlackTheaterTheatreCirclesChecksRestaurantsHotelBlack PeopleBalconies Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“Everybody used to say going to restaurants... is like theater, there's stage sets, there's drama, there's play acting and you watch the show. And now, boy, everything's just become so serious. And you sit at the counter and the chef comes out and tells you what he did to the Brussels sprouts leaves and no, there's not a lot of dancing.” PlayShowsUsedActingBoysWatchesStageSeriousDramaTheaterDancingRestaurantsChefSproutsBrusselsBrussel Sprouts Author:Pete Wells
“Today there are very few chefs at that high level who are behind their stoves. You don't feel their presence within the room. Where's the romance? Where's the show? Where's the theater? The modern day restaurant - it's like dining in a chapel. It's boring.” FeelsShowsTodayRomanceLevelsRoomsBehindsModernTheaterBoringRestaurantsChefHigh LevelDiningModern DayStovesChapel Author:Marco Pierre White
“The movie theater is never going away. If that was a case why are there still restaurants? People still have kitchens in their home!” PeopleIfsStillsHomeCasesTheaterKitchenRestaurantsGoing AwayMovie Theater Author:Michael Moore