I think he's getting to much attention for it. Even when you ask everyone, he knows by now you mean him. Keep it much simpler. Hand him his plate, give him a few moments to settle down. If he futses around, take his plate, say "It looks like you are done, you may be excused", and that's it. No facial expression, nothing. Put the absolute minimum on his plate (and everyones) and let them get seconds family-style. That way you are not wasting so much food. It may make it interesting enough for him to stay. Serving yourself if quite fun.
I personally would not take away story time, because it's completely unrelated. He would just need to wait on his mat until story time.
Thanks for your feedback. I'll give all of that a try!
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