now that's service

[moominmolly]

Went out to an incredibly long and marvelous dinner tonight. One of the earlier courses involved pluots; when the waiter first came out, he pronounced the fruit's name as ploo-OAT. Once he left, one of our party leaned over to her neighbor and said, rather quietly, "I always thought it was PLOO-aught!"

From that point forward, the waiter exclusively pronounced it "PLOO-aught". This didn't seem to be because he believed we were right, but simply because he did not wish to contradict the diners.

(Terrine of pluot!)

Comments

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

"plü-O", surely! I mean, if you're going to be pretentious, go all the way!

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

You know, I may even be misremembering -- after he said it, I did think to myself, "hee hee, plus haut".

[cuthalion.livejournal.com]

You could call up Zaiger's Genetics, the holder of the Pluot trademark, and find out! (though: 3/4 plum, 1/4 apricoat?!!?!)

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

mmm, apricoats!

[vespid-interest.livejournal.com]

I had some Apriums recently, they were good... but basically tasted (and looked) like apricots.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

apricots + opium?? I wouldn't think that would be legal!

[vespid-interest.livejournal.com]

Legal and delicious -- it contained Optimal Sodium!

[ghislaine.livejournal.com]

According to most google references, your "plu-ought" pronounciation seems to be the correct one.

But yes, the correct pronounciation is beside the point. They definitely took the belief that the "customer is always right" very seriously.

[dilletante.livejournal.com]

that man was the most pleasantly obsequious person i've ever seen.

[ghislaine.livejournal.com]

Heh. Indeed, that describes him perfectly.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm pluots...where?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

L'Espalier. (May I repeat: mmmmmmm.)

[veek.livejournal.com]

What, that's all you're going to write about the meal itself? Tease.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I will also say that they had a "juice tasting", which I got instead of the wine pairings. The apricot-cardamom juice was fabulous.

And the cheese course! Oh, the cheese course.

Anyway, I thought of you several times, not least when I was telling the story of going to Dans le noir.

[veek.livejournal.com]

*dreamy sigh*

[rising-moon.livejournal.com]

These descriptions are amazing. L'Espalier is now the next hoity-toit on Miss M's and my list.

(And we pronounce it PLU-aught, which is exactly right. Harrumph.)