riddle@ut-sally.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle) (04/16/84)
Last night a friend of mine and I went out to dinner...
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...and we wound up at the Omelettery, the best dining bargain I know in
Austin, not to mention the restaurant with the most consistently and
sincerely friendly employees I've ever seen in my life...
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While deciding what to order, I noticed that they had added another
option to the menu: for an extra $.20, they will put bananas in your
pancakes. Yum! Not being in a pancake mood, however, I had a sudden
inspiration: a banana omelette! Hungry and short of funds as I was, I
decided I'd settle for a sure thing (a Spanish omelette and a dinner
salad, more food than it sounds for $3.25), but I did mention my
brainstorm to the waitress when she came to our table. Unfortunately,
rather than rushing to the kitchen to inform the cook of my stroke of
genius, she merely turned slightly green and invited me to avail myself
of the Omelettery's suggestion box.
That's where this article comes in. I'm no omelette pro, tending to
eggy messes, myself. Furthermore, although I know that sweet omelettes
exist, the last one I had was a hideous thing my mother made for me
with strawberry jam and powdered sugar (I loved it at age 7). Can
anyone out there elaborate on my basic inspiration, so I can make my
pitch to the Omelettery?
--- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.")
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