I know none of the details of the discussions, but Russell, Gregory, Kay, and others put considerable effort into determining how the misunderstanding occurred and what to do about it. It was eventually established that, although quite delayed, dinner could be provided and the evening could proceed. The planned sequence of events was partially reversed and awards presentations filled the time until salads began to appear. As might be expected, the hastily prepared dinner was less than perfect. Although my salmon was properly cooked, still hot, and delicious, other items on the plate were pretty cold and others had entire meals that were rather dismal.

But the two girls doing the serving (one of whom was also the bartender) were really hustling to get food to everyone and similar efforts were certainly being made in the kitchen as well. And we've all encountered bumps in the road before. It's how you get stories.