“Chadwick’s was one of those fake old-timey
restaurants. The menus were written in swoopy cursive. The staff wore Styrofoam
boaters and ruffled white shirts with bow ties. Jangly music blared from a
player piano as children climbed on counters. If the style of the restaurant
was old-fashioned, the parenting that went on there was distinctly modern. Moms
and dads would patiently recite every item on the menu to their squirming five-year-olds,
as if the many flavors of ice cream represented all the unique ways they were
loved.”--Amy Poehler, “Work for Hire: Take Your Licks,” The New Yorker,
October 14, 2013
