Comments on: Damn, still not Spanish enough!

By: Ben Curtis

Ben Curtis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:01:19 +0000

Hi, I believe that was eaten here, on Calle Menorca:

By: RHE52

RHE52 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:39 +0000

New to the forum/NFS. ¡HOLA TODOS! Just a quick question really for Ben Curtis. Regarding this article titled “Damn Still Not Spanish Enough” wherein you posted a picture of a (wonderfully, scrumptious) tortilla. Would you mind telling me where / which bar they make such wonderful looking tortillas?? (We have visitors coming soon and would love to take them there.) ¡Muchísimas gracias!

Un saludo cordial.
RHE52

By: espanglish

espanglish — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:35:52 +0000

When I lived in Seville, I had a similar experience in a bar where we had ordered something served over toast. The bread was burnt to a crisp and getting such an argument about what could and couldn’t be considered burned.

All that aside, I just adore Spanish barmen. I like their attitude much better than overly chirpy American waitresses who tell you what medications they take for their bipolar disorder long before they ever ask what you would like to eat.

Donna

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:20:34 +0000

This reminds of the movie ‘Five Easy Pieces’ back in the 70s with the scene of Jack Nicholson trying to order toast.

From Wikipedia:

The movie’s most famous scene takes place in a roadside restaurant where Bobby tries to get a waitress to bring him a side order of toast with his breakfast. The waitress refuses, stating that toast is not offered as a side item, despite the diner’s offering a chicken salad sandwich on toast. Bobby appeals to both logic and common sense, but the waitress adamantly refuses to break with the restaurant’s policy of only giving customers what is printed in the menu. Ultimately, Bobby orders both his breakfast and the chicken salad sandwich on toast, telling the waitress to bring the sandwich to him without mayonnaise, butter, lettuce, or chicken, culminating in Bobby’s responding to the waitress’ incredulity at his order to “hold the chicken” with “hold it between your knees!”

By: Kanti

Kanti — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:03:38 +0000

the post make me smile!

By: jambro

jambro — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:56:08 +0000

Very amusing comments here!

By: Pippa

Pippa — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:03:42 +0000

I had a menú del día last week in a place where there were probably about 150 people at the time, I asked for two first courses and had no problem at all.

By: Annie Bennett

Annie Bennett — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:55:02 +0000

At another long-gone economico in Chueca back in the 80s, we once asked the waiter where our extra portion of chips had got to, only to be told “The cook has just put them outside to cool down”.
Re ordering dos primeros,I have never met with any resistance there…

By: ValenciaSon

ValenciaSon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:10:55 +0000

I swear the chips I tried in several different locales in Valencia did not suffer that wormy condition you describe, Richard. Of course, I’m talking back in the 80s.

By: ValenciaSon

ValenciaSon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:06:15 +0000

Nice improvement, Ben. Makes for a more real conversational feel.