Many are familiar with Seinfeld's Soup Nazi. Well, here in town we have a gourmet pie place called Croshaw's. Every August they offer fresh peach pie. It is delicious, much like the soup in the Seinfeld episode. It is only available in August and they only make about 10 per day.
At least since I've been here, it has been an August tradition in the OR to procure as many of those pies as possible each day. You have to begin calling two minutes before they open, and even then you can easily be shut out. IF you get through, there is an absolute one pie limit per caller. Operating rooms that are successful in obtaining a pie quickly become the envy of the other rooms. Pies left unattended in the break room last as long as a wounded seal in a great white shark feeding frenzy.
The other day, with a combination of luck and strategy, we secured 4 pies. Kristen agreed to pick them up for us. She had all four names which had been used to reserve the pies in hand. When the cashier grabbed the pies from the back, the pie Nazi chef, sensing foul play, looked at her cockeyed and said, "What are you doing with all those?" She replied they were for a customer. As Kristen made her way to the door she was able to catch a glimpse of the peeved chef at the verge of erupting with a fiery "NO PIE FOR YOU!"
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6 comments:
The pie was awesome! Thanks for sharing. Now that I know the story, it tasted even better.
They now have the names, Nelson, Hafen, Alstop and Peterson on the DO NOT SERVE list for multiple rule infractions.
By the way, I looked up recipes for peach pies this afternoon. I decided that since I am on the "outs," I'll have to learn how to make my own peach pie.
With each post, I can better see how you spend 110 hours a week at work. You blog, wear pajamas, read novels, and send your wife to pick up pies secured by secret O.R. combinations. I would not have guessed this life for you... Do you realize how lucky you are....considering peach pie is not much healthier than white bread and skippy.
Sounds like a great life. Pass the pie. mom
Haha.. what is really funny is I spied this pie in their fridge, that says off limits.. touch and die! That really made me smile!
Oh great. Now I have cravings! But sadly, NO PIE FOR ME! =(
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