Don't Worry, We Can Always Order More

A colleague of mine is moving to China so we went to Joe's Shanghai in Chinatown for a going away lunch. Eating with nine other people you can order as much as you want because it's not like you're eating four orders of soup dumplings yourself (although there is nothing wrong with that). But despite the abundance of food (and ability to order more) there was a reversion to a more base instinct. The food is served on a lazy susan so it's very easy to share by turning the lazy susan to ensure that everyone gets some of everything. Yet there we were, reaching across the table to get the crispy beef (which is going in my planner's review) or pan fried noodles - almost more embarrassing than one of our team members asking for a knife and fork. It wasn't a relaxed or shared meal.