The Eatsdropper wouldn't know arugula from Aunt Sylvia
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Small fry to her similiarily sized friend:"Do you like salad? Yes or no."
- Eatsdropped by Suzie at Plaza Grill at the Sonoma Cheese Factory
Middle aged woman to waiter/bartender when presented with coffee in a silver French press:
"How are you supposed to tell that it's ready?"
Waiter/bartender laughing to Middle Age Man to after his obviously drunk girlfriend went to the restroom:
"Whattya think? Should we get her liquored up?"
Same couple moments later,man to date:
"I'll get the Chimay Rouge. Then I can cross it off my list."
Man: "I didn't realize that when you eat oysters, they're still alive!"
-- Eatsdropped by Anita in front of the outdoor Hog Island stand at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Customeratcondimentstation,tobarista:"Doyouhaveanyskimmilk?"
Barista: "Sure.Isn'tthereanyoutthere?"
Customer:"No,allthereisisnon-fat."
- Eatsdropped by Anita at Peet's Coffee
Guy, to female cohort, in a narrow window of time when he was not on cell phone:
"Iusuallygetthetorta.It'slikeaburritobetweentwoslicesofbread."
- Eatsdropped by yours truly at TacosSan Buena
40s-ish man: "I wouldn't know arugula from Aunt Sylvia"
- Eatsdropped by Jen at the Marin Farmers Market
Woman, unclear on the taqueria concept, faced with line flowing out the door:
"Where's the line to put your name in for a table?"
Then, on phone with friend:
"So this place isn't a restaurant. I mean, it is, but it's the kind of place where you order food at a counter and then get a table if there is one."
- Eatsdropped by yours truly at Papalote