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May 14, 2007
The Mother requested going out for Brunch for her special day - She wanted all of us to have a day off from cooking - so we obliged her. And it was a lovely brunch. Mimosas all around, tables and tables full of seafood, pastries, salads, pastas, omlettes... the list goes on. A gluttonous indulgence. As I turned around to check out the Prime Rib I heard my name being hollered. "Food Whore... Food Whore!!!" I turned to see a Client, one whom had to postpone a Trick due to a surgery of ... well... personal female nature. "I wanted to say thank you for the flowers. And to let you know that I will be ready to reschedule soon. The surgery was done vaginally so my recovery is so much quicker than expexted." As soon as The "V" Word left her mouth it was as if we had an audience. And the looks on their faces I am sure matched the look on my own... it was the look of someone experiencing disbelief someone would shout The "V" Word in such a place. I smiled a nervous half smile and gave a little nod, "...um...O...OK. Good to know... thanks..." I was mortified. When I turned to the gentleman carving the prime rib he said, "Don't feel bad. You are the fourth person she has shared that with today." Oddly that did not make me feel better. But I admit the fourth mimosa did. Posted by Foodwhore at May 14, 2007 12:11 PM
What makes that ok to talk about at BRUNCH, with STRANGERS??? Thank GOD she did not have hemroid surgery!!! Can you imagine the gory details of that one?? YIKES! Posted by: Kristi at May 14, 2007 12:38 PM It's like dropping the f*bomb at church. Some things don't need to be said! Posted by: BabkaNosher at May 14, 2007 01:00 PM LOL was she really calling you, "Food Whore", too? for those unbeknownst, I imagine it was quite a memorable brunch.... :) Posted by: C'tina at May 14, 2007 01:21 PM Good Lord. Posted by: Carmen at May 14, 2007 03:01 PM It could just be that she's so relieved that it's over and everything turned out OK (cancer scare?) that she doesn't realize how she's sounding. Posted by: Diana at May 14, 2007 03:07 PM Salty's? Posted by: Shelley at May 14, 2007 03:50 PM poor woman probably doesn't have an internal dialogue. sorta like a 3 year old. Posted by: Leslie at May 14, 2007 09:34 PM Let's hope she is still heavily medicated. FW, you make me laugh. I check your site daily just so I can laugh. Thank you! Posted by: sue.g at May 14, 2007 10:37 PM I've been known to say such things, though usually not in QUITE such a public manner. combination of a lack of internal filtering due to a learning disability, and the fact that my mom is an OBGYN. that other people are bothered by discussion of medical procedures or bodily functions, especially during meals, sometimes just slips my mind. :-[ Posted by: moonablaze at May 14, 2007 10:38 PM I'm sorry - I think that you're just overreacting. If she'd been talking about a hip surgery, for example, would you have been so shocked? If not, then it's just the use of the word, "vaginally," that has you all hot and bothered. I thought that Eve Ensler had solved this problem. Posted by: StevenHB at May 15, 2007 07:41 AM she definitely has a missing connection! first, she must know your given name.. second, shouting across the room? hope she turns out to be a good client, if it happens. Posted by: verna at May 15, 2007 09:08 AM Obviously she had more than 4 mimosas. StevenHB: ever heard the term 'too much information'? It applies here. I don't care to hear the details of anyone's surgery regardless of the body parts involved. Posted by: AuntJone at May 15, 2007 11:26 AM you guys don't really think that she was actually yelling "food whore" do you? That is too funny, I mean really, that is the name that FW uses here to remain anonymous, her client wasn't calling her that!!! Posted by: chefgirl at May 16, 2007 05:02 AM I feel your pain. My old roommate mentioned his fascination with animated porno when I was lunching with my advising professor in college. I almost stabbed him in the face right then and there. Posted by: Garrett at May 16, 2007 08:10 AM I have a friend who also doesnt have a prevent-TMI button in his brain. At a dinner to introduce him to girlfriends parents, aspects of insurance were being discussed, including oral contraceptives. repeatedly and loudly. of course, he was not familiar with the words and didnt know what they meant. her parents did. Posted by: DotC at May 16, 2007 12:39 PM Damn, chefgirl! You take away all our fun! Even though I *know* better....I love the absurd but delicious possibility of people screaming out "Oh FOOOOOD whoorrre!" in grocery stores, restaurants, car washes, etc. A bit of innocence lost. Sigh. ;-) Posted by: Sharon at May 16, 2007 07:24 PM I like this site! notem671 Posted by: alex at May 17, 2007 12:11 AM Steven, I am all about freedom of expression. But I am still old school enough - perhaps prudish to some, even - when it comes to verbal discussion of anatomy in public. Especially around food. :o)
Posted by: The Food Whore at May 18, 2007 12:43 PM Hello Posted by: Tramalosrio at May 19, 2007 08:31 AM bwahahahaha...the prime rib guy is priceless...This made my day so much better, thanks Posted by: Skippymom at May 19, 2007 05:03 PM I am sorry ... I just read the comments ... and there is NO time, even if you are the child of an OBGYN ... that the word "vaginally" should appear in non-private conversation, i.e. EXTREME PUBLIC ... she may have been happy that it went well, but why would her caterer have been privy to this info to begin with. A simple "I am cancelling because of surgery" would be fine. No ONE but family and friends would have been interested in the details and to spout it out in public in front of only a casual acquaintance [Food Whore and her Mom?!] but people she didn't even know [other patrons in this restaurant?] Be excited! Great! Surgery client will be fine-and I am sure you were happy for her FW - but for the people that think that using or telling any of that story in public even comes CLOSE to polite is living in a cave. And she didn't do it once ... she did it FOUR times... ewwww! Posted by: Skippymom at May 19, 2007 05:11 PM Perhaps she got the words caterer and catheter mixed up. (ducking for cover now...) Posted by: Dan R. at May 24, 2007 12:59 PM |