Like wearing miniskirts after 40, it takes a lot of good taste and daring to get away with tableside carts. When we see a stooped waiter pushing a wheeled contraption our way, several not-so-positive memories flash through our mind. Among them: a tacky caterer for whom we once worked, who, during

a birthday party for reporter Stone Philips, wheeled a cake out into the crowd only to have the cart collapse when she hit a bump.
   Given our cart baggage, we’ve been watching Blue Hill at Stone Barns with some interest. How can they pull off old-fashioned carts with… (Continue Reading)