Quietly, on the way out, with no story attached.
Generosity is cleanest when the recipient cannot thank you, because then it cannot be about you.
The table with the young family, the pair of nurses in scrubs, the person eating alone. Ask the server on the way to the door.
Do not post it. The whole quality of the act depends on that.
How to actually do it
- 01Decide before you go out that you are doing it.
- 02Tell the server on the way out, not at the table.
- 03Leave before it is discovered.
You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.
Date it in the app