The final Jean-Talon fruit vendor test was dates. Medjool, not dinner and drinks. In fact, I've had worse dinners than these dates before. I won't get into it, but trust me, sometimes you're better off with medjools. Now, I've gotten picky with my dates recently (lets focus on … [Read more...] about Dates, Leopoldo, and Tania
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Competition #3 Between Leopoldo and the Man With Whom I’m Cheating on Him
...and there there's fennel. It's clear I'm obsessed with this vegetable, and as disappointed as I've been with my fruit guy, Leopoldo, the last few times I've bought it, I decided it was time to try again. But the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and … [Read more...] about Competition #3 Between Leopoldo and the Man With Whom I’m Cheating on Him
Fruit Vendor Throwdown: Dancing, My First Persimmon and Knowing That Something’s Missing
Have you ever had an experience where it ends and all you think is "Huh...That's it?" Yeah, that's kind of how I felt with persimmons, except, well, it wasn't really a disappointed "that's it". Some people can take things so seriously. Sometimes all you're saying is simply, … [Read more...] about Fruit Vendor Throwdown: Dancing, My First Persimmon and Knowing That Something’s Missing
Cheating on My Fruit Guy
The world is letting me down. First my "free Gazette man" and now my fruit guy. Good thing I still have Guillaume. Loyal Guillaume with his incredible sourdough and his yeast that smells like strawberry jam-filled donuts. I swear. This is not about Guillaume. This is about … [Read more...] about Cheating on My Fruit Guy