Having never lunched with a Nobel laureate before, I land early and prepared in the parking lot outside Mistral. The sleek Princeton eatery, whose chefs playfully blend local produce and global inspiration and describe themselves as “food activists”, is Angus Deaton’s favourite place to eat in town. Yet things quickly start to go awry when I find myself standing in the cold rain trying to wrestle my credit card out of a parking meter that is not just refusing to recognise it but seems to want to confiscate it. Getting increasingly wet, I am also caught in a logistical bind. The clock is ticking. Do I keep the laureate waiting or risk having to explain a parking ticket to the editor? I finally extract the card and decide to risk the fine. My boss will understand. My guest might not.
我从来没有跟诺贝尔奖(Nobel)得主一起吃过午饭，于是早早到了Mistral外面的停车场做准备。Mistral是普林斯顿一家新潮餐馆，这儿的大厨们像做游戏一样将本地食材和manbetx app苹果 灵感融合到一起，他们自诩“食品积极分子”——Mistral是安格斯•迪顿(Angus Deaton)在城里最喜欢的餐馆。但是情况很快就出了岔子，咪表不仅拒绝识别我的信用卡，似乎还想吞掉它，我站在寒雨中，奋力从咪表里扯我的信用卡。我身上渐渐淋湿了，而且陷入了一个逻辑困境。时间一分一秒过去，我是让这位诺贝尔奖得主等着，还是冒要向编辑解释停车罚单的风险？最后我抽出信用卡，决定冒险挨罚。我的老板会理解的，我的客人可未必。