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."

- All eatsdropped by Suzie at Ad Hoc

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

Customer at condiment station, to barista: "Do you have any skim milk?"
Barista: "Sure. Isn't there any out there?"
Customer: "No, all there is is non-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:
    "I usually get the torta. It's like a burrito between two slices of bread."

- Eatsdropped by yours truly at Tacos San 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

Comments

[robin]

Oh my, I love the arugula eatsdrop! Hehehehe!

[Wheeler]

These are so funny!