The Eatsdropper honestly is just not interested
Greetings from oven-hot Palm Springs, where I’ve been cowering in the shade for the past five days. The Wi-Fi has been patchy to say the least, so I’ve made a real vacation of it, hence the interruption in posting. We will resume the previously scheduled dinner party upon my return. Meanwhile, keep sending in your hot stuff to eatsdropper-at-seantimberlake-dot-com.
A couple of today’s items are funny for the same reason, and may take a beat to sink in. The mortadella comment reminded me of a Travel Channel special on Torino just before the last winter Olympics. Hosted by the oh-so-eloquent Jonny Moseley, he actually remarked that people come to Torino to see the Shroud of Turin "because Torino is Italian for Turin." Ouch.
Sign at a vendor: "Yellow haricots verts"
– Eatspotted by Anita at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Woman walking down street, talking on cell phone, making dinner plans:
"Well, I could make a salad"
… pause …
Woman: "We do have a tomato [accusingly] unless you ate that too."
3 blocks later, same woman: "Wait!! Do you want Subway??"
… pause …
Woman: "Fine. Then you cook."
– Eatsdropped by Erin on Broadway in New York
Woman, eating from a plate of chicken:
"Do you want to try my breast?"
Man across the table, apathetically:
"Honestly, I’m just not interested."
– Eatsdropped by Robin at 90 Main Restaurant in New Hope
Customer, pointing toward sign: "What’s mortadella?"
Deli worker: "It’s like Italian baloney."
– Eatsdropped by yours truly at RJ’s Market
Younger kid: "What’s the difference between young coconut and coconut?"
Older kid: "I dunno, I guess the older ones are bigger."
Younger kid: "Why don’t they just let them all get bigger? Then they’d have more!"
– Eatsdropped by Anita at Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Linda: "Shelley, do you have any more salsa?"
Shelley: "Yeah, it’s in the … uh … dishwasher."
Linda: "Wha…?"
– Eatsdropped by yours truly at my friends Shelley and Ann’s house in Palm Springs
One year ago today … Pizza: Leftovers velcro
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Absolutely love these.
the dishwasher? hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. please please please tell us why it was in the dishwasher!
Wow, how do they get those haricots verts yellow?
I’m going to ask for them at the market tomorrow…
Jonathan: We aim to please.
Jess: You know, I didn’t ask. Nor did I partake.
David: I’m sure they must have some kind of special blue bleach, leaving only the yellow tint behind.
Oh I love these! I can’t go out to dinner anymore without spending half the time craning my neck to hear what everyone is talking about!
That tomato phone conversation is TOO FUNNY! Unfortunately, I must confess I may also accuse my bf of eating the last tomato/cucumber/bread/leftovers whatever from time to time. Never again!