Ophelia
Which brings up an interesting point. Salt and pepper are staple condiments on tables at restaurants & cafˇs. While nearly all restaurants here use pepper grinders, they are never (or seldom anyway) available "on the table". You have to specifically ask for ground bp... and the waitress/waiter elaborately twists a sprinkling over your meal - after all, the diner is (implied) inept and couldn't possibly do it themselves. (Meanwhile the diner has to dodge flailing elbows to avoid being whacked while this operation takes place.) One cafˇ we particularly love - Avanti, Bardon - has a whopping grinder, darn thing is about 2 feet long. Suppose it never gets mislaid by waitstaff - and is always clearly visible where ever it is in the cafˇ, which a smaller less cumbersome version would I guess.
I suspect the cost of replacement is the main issue. Probably had too many diners walk out with an expensive grinder....in their bag or pocket. Now there's an interesting thought.... souveniers from restaurants.... who's guilty? And what did you 'souvenier''?
LadyJane -- "Never trust a skinny cook!" (Guilty of smuggling a large orange 'globe' candle in my fabric handbag - at the behest of my Mum - some 40 years ago! And yes, the bloody wax leaked all over the inside of the bag & ruined it! Which just goes to prove, you can NOT trust mothers, they always try to lead you astray...Long may they do so!!! lol)
