The Eatsdropper goes to market
A bumper crop of market-related items this week. Thanks to all who have kept a hungry ear open. Send in your edible audibles to eatsdropper-at-seantimberlake-dot-com.
Waspy 30-something woman: "What are these?"
Iacopi vendor: "They're peas."
Woman: "What do you do with them?"
-Eatsdropped by Cranky at Marin Civic Center Market (as reported by Cookiecrumb)
Woman to male companion: "Well we can't take the BART home because the feng shui is all wrong."
-Eatsdropped by Shelly at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
Checkout boy: "Rhubarb is just red celery right? Why would anyone put that into a pie?!"
-Eatsdropped by Garrett at Safeway (read the rest of the exchange)
Outof towner tourists gawking at the salad leaves at the Star Route stand:
"It's cheaper at Safeway"
-Eatsdropped by Sam at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
Dude: "It's probably un-PC to get Chilean tomatoes"
-Eatsdropped by yours truly at Bell Market
"How can they get us all addicted to their ice cream--and then CLOSE on Wednesdays?"
-Eatsdropped (and spoken) by Tea and friends at Bi-Rite Creamery
Keep 'em coming, folks!