It should become the noun “locavory”, no?
As some of you know, I majorly ♥ Claire’s Restaurant in Hardwick, Vermont (@clairesvt on Twitter). Their slogan: “Local Ingredients, Open to the World”.
I was sitting at the bar last week and a patron from out-of-town, visiting for the first time, was deciding what to eat. I was witness to this exchange:
Patron: Is this beef local?
Server: Right down the road.
Patron: From a small farm?
Server: If you’d like, I can probably find out the cow’s name.
You are welcome to find this as creepy as did the last person I told, but if you are creeped out and are not a vegetarian, please spend a long moment working through that one.
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July 9th, 2010 at 14h17
Actually I find that VERY FUNNY. I think I would have asked her to make the call. Make my steak more personal. I love the idea…”Here’s our menu. We’re pleased to offer you the choice of Rex or Chuck for your steak tonight. Rex was rather frisky and playful while Chuck was quieter and more contempletive.” Have a name for all the animal related products. “Today milk from Bessie, eggs from Red, the farmer simply called the lamb “Sweetie”, though we’re not clear why.”
July 9th, 2010 at 17h51
the farmer simply called the lamb “Sweetie”, though we’re not clear why.
Because the farmer was Welsh. Duh.
July 9th, 2010 at 18h50
Also, “Chuck” is pretty funny, but I don’t get “Rex”. How about “Angus”?