On Jul 3, 12:35 am, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> I did the bean pickles first. :-)
>
> After dinner (maybe 7:05ish) I drove to Sur la Table. Pretty funny.
> They didn't have what I was looking for (a butter curler -- mine has
> disappeared) and once that was ascertained, they ignored me. I wandered
> the store and happened to overhear conversation about closing out the
> register, how to do it, blahblahblah. All of a sudden a woman
> approached me and said they didn't know I was in the store and they are
> now closed (20 minutes ago). I said I'd come a bit of a distance so I
> hoped they wouldn't mind if I took my time leaving the store. We figure
> they went home and told their husbands about the nutcase in the store at
> closing time. Skroom. They close at 8:00 p.m. I probably got there at
> about 7:45 or so.
>
> I went *next door* to Cooks of Crocus Hill and saw that they were still
> open (until 9:00). They had some concerns about Surly Table opening in
> the area, and they're counting on good service to carry them through.
> They didn't have a butter curler either but found one in the St. Paul
> store and offered to have it sent over for me. I need to see it first.
> I want one with a nice rosewood handle like mine has. Actually, what I
> want is MINE! Dangitall.
>
> Surly Table has Demeyere cookware. Holy crap, that stuff is expensive!
> My Bigass jam kettle is Demeyere and I bought it at SlT in Seattle in
> 1999. It was $165 then. Alex only knows what it costs now. I think I
> don't want to know. I hope Cooks can prevail.
>
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://www.jamlady.eboard.com- story and
> pics of Ronald McDonald House dinner posted 6-24-2007

So Surly Table = Sur la table! I finally googled it properly.

I thought it was some kind of sirloin steak joint. Gee you guys
talk funny down there

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada