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March 28, 2005
Since food is my life, I am pretty aware that food, just like clothing, has "fads". Things like pesto come in and out of fashion like the Louis Voutton purse of the month.
"Excuse me?" "Sundried tomatoes. They still sell those?" "Um, they sure do." "I mean, those are so out of style. The sundried tomato hasn't been a hip thing for what, 4 years or more?"
"You know I really don't." "Oh... yeah. See. That's your problem right there. You can't possibly be up on the latest if you don't watch Emeril. He's brilliant.
I could smile at her ignorance and go on about my shopping. If she was sweet-faced and simple, I would have let it roll off my back. Or, since she was actually pretty snotting looking I could take a moment and be smug and say something sarcastic and make her feel silly. Do the ole', "Sink to their level..." trick. So I said, "I see food a lot like I see shoes." "What?" "Take for instance those 5 inch platform flipflops with sparkles you are wearing. I believe it was, um, Britney Spears or someone of her caliber who made those popular about what was it - 4 or 5 years ago?. Anyway. And while I know you can still buy them in Victoria's Secret Catalog, I consider them out of style. But clearly, you like them. And by the way, good on you for wearing them at your age. But my point is that's pretty much how I feel about the sundried tomato." With that I smiled and told her to have a nice day. She seemed stunned for a minute but ended up scoffing and saying, "Whatever",while walking away. And you know, there was a time when I would have said that The Friend in Baltimore would encourage me to be the bigger person. But I see a change in her - perhaps it's my influence - and I feel as though she would approve of how I really handled the situation.
...eh. Who cares. Posted by Foodwhore at March 28, 2005 10:47 AM 
"And by the way, good on you for wearing them at your age." OH MY GOODNESS! That is too funny! Good for you......and you weren't mean at all. You told her to have a nice day at least! Posted by: ChefCDL at March 28, 2005 02:30 PM Good for you!! Posted by: Karla at March 28, 2005 02:45 PM Haaa...2 points to you. "You must not be a foodie" what the hell? Posted by: Amy at March 28, 2005 03:57 PM I wonder what Lean Cusines are currenty in, and which ones are so 5 minutes ago? Maybe we should ask Emeril? Posted by: Zin at March 28, 2005 04:21 PM Hee! Can I be like you when I grow up? Posted by: Peggy at March 28, 2005 04:47 PM Wow the restraint you show. Much more control than I could have shown, I still love using the STD's (our west coast slang for them) I think I would have not been able to hold my tounge.
Posted by: Paul at March 28, 2005 08:39 PM You DIDN'T say that! Scandalous. I love it. Posted by: Bex at March 28, 2005 08:50 PM OH MY GOD! We must be psychically linked because JUST TODAY I was thinking how I hadn't seen sundried tomatoes on many menus lately and I wondered why because they are so tasty. You are my soul sista! xoxo Posted by: Joy at March 28, 2005 09:57 PM Beautiful! A response that well-crafted definitely deserves a gold medal for the day. And let's hear it for sun-dried tomatoes! (Though I've taken to oven-drying mine and packing them in olive oil... what bliss....) Rock on, FW! Posted by: baklavaqueen at March 29, 2005 03:17 AM I'm guessing the Friend in Baltimore would back you on this one, and probably offer to bitch-slap her for you.
Posted by: Barb at March 29, 2005 04:01 AM That is awesome. Posted by: Ammo Gal at March 29, 2005 05:04 AM And Emeril in her "foodie" mind is her cited expert on food trends?! Posted by: Kim at March 29, 2005 07:16 AM Anyone that has a catch phrase like "BAM" is sooo the person I want to be the beacon of what's right in the food world... Posted by: veg4me at March 29, 2005 07:32 AM I bet she sells cosmetics, probably does ambush makeovers in restaurants, occupying a table for hours on end ordering only coffee so it can get cold. Or was that some other person we should put into a circle and pelt with chicken nuggets? Posted by: Paul at March 29, 2005 08:13 AM Brava, Food Whore! You really rock! Posted by: Annie at March 29, 2005 08:54 AM "I can't believe they still sell those"?!?!?! I wonder if she actually ever tasted them. They're blissful. You're not just the FW, you're the Food Goddess. Posted by: Leslie at March 29, 2005 01:19 PM I've never understood people who start conversations for no other reason than to be insulting. That woman was OVER the top, OVER the top rude. I'm normally not a 'pay evil for evil' type of gal, but SHE had it coming! Your replay totally cracked me up. Maybe next time she'll think before opening her mouth. But ... probably not. Posted by: Ranta Lot at March 29, 2005 02:28 PM She asked if they still sold sun-dried tomatoes? Whether they are the current fad or not... uhm, pretty sure they're still considered food. haha. Posted by: PinkJasmine at March 29, 2005 02:59 PM *snork* Beautiful. I raise my spork to you. And just to take a stab in the dark, I believe Food Network was doing Pizza last week, so I would place my money on her cart containing at least one of these. BAM, err something. Posted by: Sweets at March 29, 2005 03:39 PM I am pretty sure I was born with a small piece of metal in my head that serves as a magnet for these people. Posted by: The Food Whore at March 29, 2005 06:50 PM I would have told her to f-off and leave me the hell alone. But that's the kind of day I have had. Posted by: HomefrontSix at March 29, 2005 10:13 PM Please ignore that last bizarre post, my keyboard is fritzing (yes, I blame the keyboard, not my fingers). Good for you! This sounds like something I would've hear at a grocery store in upper Queen Anne. Hmmmm. Posted by: Jen at March 29, 2005 10:47 PM Oh, thank you! I needed that laugh! Posted by: Barbara at April 3, 2005 06:59 PM  |