For this round of Cocktails at Table 7 - Inside New York’s Joe Allen, we enjoyed the sparkling company of two members of our extended London “family”; veteran Joe Allen manager Cathie Winn and producer/director Josephine Buchan. We discussed the ambitious An Evening at Joe’s series of virtual benefits, which Josephine has produced to raise much needed funds for the West End’s struggling servers and theater artists. Cathie shared with us the challenges she faced early on as a new manager when introducing the concept of “hospitality” to her servers. We also chatted about legendary house pianist Jimmy Hardwick, the close-knit bonds the staff at both Joe Allen restaurants seem to share, and why it's a good thing when Dame Judi Dench hurls her purse at you.