judging a book by its cover, the good

let me start by saying that so far no one to whom I have told this story has really found it to be nearly as interesting as I feel they ought to find it. anyway, dear blog, perhaps you will understand.

I was at a kitchen store a few days ago, shopping for a knife. when I walked in, the store clerk asked if she could help me. I said yes, I was looking for a 10” chef’s. I did not say “10 inch chef’s knife” because the knife part is implied, and so dropping redundant culinary terms just comes naturally to me I guess because I am so immersed in the scene. I am guessing this helped establish my cred. then she brought me a knife, which looked awfully large to me. I asked if she was sure this was the 10”, and she was pretty sure. but I persisted and made her measure it. indeed, she had pulled the 12” from the shelf. so I am guessing my keen optical knife ruler helped reinforce the cred I established just a few seconds ago. then finally as she was getting the correct knife, I noted that victorinox seemed to have added a santoku knife to their lineup. she agreed that it was a new addition, and if I do say so myself, she seemed just as excited as I was regarding the new product. and once again, this knife rapport ratcheted up my cred a few notches.

when it came time to pay, she could not resist but to ask whether I was buying the knife for work. BUYING IT FOR WORK. that means she thought I was a professional chef. that is pretty sweet. PROFESSIONAL CHEF. ORDERING 2 FOIE, FIRE 2 FOIE.

p.s. I am so torn because I was kind of thinking I might enjoy a santoku knife but then wikipedia said they are popular with female chefs. whatever, like that would stop me. did my sunglasses come from the men’s section at zellers? no they did not. but then wiki went on: female chefs, such as rachel ray. rr, you have just ruined an entire family of knives for me, I hope you are happy.