Yummy Magazine Vol 10 - Wine Special | Page 21

RESTAURANT REVIEW PERSONAL TOUCH Pango Brasserie, Fairview Hotel Personal space is important to me. I value the space that surrounds me as a buffer zone but also as an intimate area that can almost be considered an extension of my body. Often, in a queue, prompted by the smell and feeling of someone’s breath tickling the nape of my neck or the sudden touch of one’s protruding belly, I find myself turning back serving a deathly stare. It’s not that I’m a precious, neurotic, overindulged, or demanding person. The idea that I might be touched by a stranger during precarious situations where I cannot escape