Chapter Two: Green on the Tavern
Chapter Two: Green on the Tavern “I don’t know how I let ya’ll talk me into comin’ here.” 75-year-old Alice Green curmudgeonly gawked at the menu for what seemed like hours, trying to figure out what half of the items were. Gusteau’s was one of those high-class restaurants in New York City and a far cry from better joints like Pizza Planet or Hoots (Alice’s favorite hangout spot). But, of course, her 40-year-old son Bill wanted to pick a fancy restaurant for their “fancy dinin’ night out” (as he called it), a very rare event for them and Bill’s two children (Alice’s grandchildren), Tilly and her little brother Cricket. It didn’t make a lick of sense to Alice. They weren’t even dressed fancy, standing out like a sore thumb amidst the other diners that wore expensive suits and dresse...