A fine ensemble cast whips up quirky wit and romance in this comedy set at a trendy Manhattan restaurant, where a veteran waitress (Molly Ringwald) trains an upstart server (Ellen Pompeo), and a budding playwright copes with his controlling girlfriend. Meanwhile, the eatery's denizens try to avoid the cantankerous owner (Eric Bogosian) and the unhinged chef (Kirk Acevedo). Peter Riegert.