elyse

Nope, I cut into it. And there were only three portions left. It was truly a sight to behold. I'm glad I didn't have Godspell in my head all day!

they take forever to load. and considering you have a dial up with duct tape and string, it might take you even longer. Actually, I'm getting the box with the red x in it.

Jason, I can't get most of the pictures.

i wish i could have made it too. i sent a fat-headed prick in my place, apparently. No, that was you.

Rachel, how the hell did you get home before me? I want to add that today was indeed fabulous. So nice to meet everyone, and what great food. I wish I had taken more home. There was nothing on my plate that wasn't absolutely delicious. Again, if anyone wants starter, PM me, and I can bring it to Bloomfield, or we can meet in the city. Or I guess you can put it on the Bloomfield thread. Thank you johnjohn for the ride out, and Rachel and Jason for the ride in, and jmcgrath for the lovely bacon! Jonathan and Nina, what a beautiful place you have, and how sweet of you to let us come today. Thank you, thank you, thank you! P.S. I hope your neighbor and dogs are okay!

We could drop you off at the ferry. Or, perhaps Fat Guy could return you in the Momo-mobile? Are you close to the GWB? I'd rather walk across the bridge if possible. So, no one's interested in the pao de queijo? No cooler then.

A pound??? You're kidding right?

Okay, I have pao de queijo, pecan pies, and some cookies leftover from the market today if anyone's interested.

Okay, I have a request. Or another one... I'm getting a ride out, but think I will need a ride home later in the evening. Will anyone have room on the way home to NYC or thereabouts?

This assumes that Heineken is anything other than "lesser, crappier beer" which I'm not sure that it is. I hope this comment doesn't endanger my pecanless pie in any way. I hate Heinekin. I just happen to have some. Pecanless pie will happen.

What I mean about what?

I knew someone who used to smuggle cheese from France by wrapping it in black pepper.

Whoo-eee! I could sure ask you that same question. I'm not sure why you're so defensive about this. You commented that you introduce everyone at the table in response to the server saying "Hi, my name is..." in order to show the server how ridiculous it is for her to introduce herself to you. I pointed out that your practice may not be having the intended result (although you haven't clarified, so I'm not quite sure what your intention is.) I suggested some other more likely outcomes of your practice. I'm speaking from experience waiting tables and in other service industry jobs. Frankly, any person who comes along to an employee in any service job and mocks the way they do their job (whether the way they do their job is by their choice or by management's choice) is not going to come off as a friendly easygoing customer. If you're secure in thinking that the servers you encounter are receiving your efforts in a non-offensive way, then why are you getting so riled up by my comments? I'm not sure what you mean by asking what my intentions are. I certainly didn't wake up this morning and say "Hey, I'm gonna go piss in elyse's Cheerios". But if you reasess your practice of mocking your server as a result of my comments, I'll consider this a good thing. Why do you assume I am mocking the server? And as I said before, I'm not riled. Why do you keep assuming I am? Lots of assumptions going on here.

If I bring a six of Heinekin, can I trade with someone for a lesser, crappier beer, or some other beverage? It's BYOB, right?

Nope, just questioning scrum's intentions.

Did I say I was attacked?

Well, der.

Weekly update: Will be out there tomorrow. Will NOT have bread other than the pao de queijo, but will have everything else,including extra pao, and Mayan luuuuv cookies. They've both been selling out too quickly. Actually, I've been taking reservations for the pao de queijo.

Will try to do it all. Mayan luuuuuuv cookies.

Hey Rachel, are you just bringing name tags, or printing them too? I think that would great so everyone's names would be bold and clear. Maybe with real name and screen name? How bout it?

i haven't assumed anything. in fact, i just said that there are many ways of doing it. the only thing i assumed was that scrumdiddly assumed that the tactic you outlined might be upsetting servers, and i attempted to explain that as you asked "what's your point?" Then this was a question for scrumdiddly to answer, wasn't it? Scrumdiddly was tied up with her kid yesterday whch is why I didn't answer. You said you want to show the server how ridiculous it is. My point was that the server probably already knows how ridiculous it is, but has no choice. She must do it anyway, so your comment doesn't do anything positive. It was not clear to me what your intended outcome is- if you think that introducing everyone in your party is going to make the server reflect on how silly it is to introduce herself and stop doing it, I don't think that result is going to be achieved. As tommy pointed out, possible outcomes that you may not have intended are a) the server thinks you're a difficult customer; or b) the server is reminded once again of how much she hates having to introduce herself because it's such a stupid comment but her manager makes her do it, and the only thing worse than having to do it is having a customer who reminds her how stupid it is and how stupid she looks doing it. Where exactly did you get all of your negativity?

doesn't work that way kid. sorry. tommy, that is rediculous. It works that way with other people, and if someone wants to jump in, so be it, but the person being quoted is still the person being asked.

Elyse's pecan pie and her Mayan chocolate (Mexican love) cookies may have commercial potential. It's possible she might be able to construct a small professional business with these two. For people who haven't tried the pie, it's a slightly gooey, almost mahogany colored, very nutty pie with a brandy finish. The sweetness isn't a refined sugar effect, it's more the effect of a Drambuie, with a range of sensations on the nose and tongue. PS - did mrs tommy really describe the pie as "really fucking good" or is that your paraphrase of her description? I don't know who's a better salesman for my baked goods - Paul, or Rachel and Jason. Thanks for the tireless, kind words. dumpling, any fruit pie you bring will be delicious. I've never had a strawberry pie....

I like mrs. tommy.