A Blonde with Sand
Tonight I saw an old episode of Gilmore Girls that I had never seen before (there was such a beast!), in which Lorelai helps Luke at his diner by taking orders and serving, and she takes immense pleasure in using old diner lingo. It reminded me of some other phrases I’d heard before, like “Shake & Break A Cowboy” for a Western omelet, and “Wreck ’em” for scrambled eggs. Naturally, I looked up more lingo. For your reading pleasure...
And a “blonde with sand”? My trademark: coffee with cream and sugar.
And a “blonde with sand”? My trademark: coffee with cream and sugar.
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I was so sad that there wasn't a new episode. :-(
I do remember that one though - it reminded me of the I Love Lucy where the Ricardos and the Mertz's opened a diner together. I think it was Fred who had worked in a diner before and he was confusing everyone with his "dinerspeak." Too funny. Man, do I watch too much T.V.
Got to run. Too much shopping/wraping/baking still to do. Can't believe it's the 23rd!
Beth
I guess it had to happen. I still need to catch up on this season...
xx
Princess--I know!! I was shocked--and pleasantly surprised--to see that I hadn't actually seen that episode before, back in 2002!! No hurry on the season catchup, IMHO--it's kinda flatlining...
second, some of this lingo you'll still commonly hear in restaurants (at least in the kitchen):
Eighty-six: "Do not sell to that customer"
In the weeds: A waitress/cook that can't keep up with the tables. [hear that one all the time - usually not about me, thank goodness!]
Sun kiss or Oh jay: Orange juice
Black and white: Chocolate soda with vanilla ice cream [actually, a black and white in l.a. is an ice cream sundae or milkshake that's half vanilla, half chocolate, usually swirled]
Wreck ‘em: Scrambled eggs
sunny side up: The eggs are fried without flipping them
Marry: bring items together for cleaning up, i.e. marry the salt and pepper.
Pigs in a blanket: A ham (sometimes a sausage) sandwich [we actually do sausage or hot dog rolled up in buttermilk biscuit dough and baked - outstanding, even with veggie sausage! ;D)
On the hoof: Any kind of meat cooked rare
i wish we used more of them, though. ;D