Showing posts with label Flanaphobia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flanaphobia. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Earth Shaking Events

Ever have one of those moments that you'd thought you'd never see? Something so unexpected that you just sit there slack jawed, unable to move? I had one of those moments last night.

Kathy Griffin, she of "My Life On the D List" fame, was visiting Miami in last night's episode of her show. Doing all the crazy Kathy Griffin stuff she's known for. Her seriously lowballing a real estate agent to the tune of $16 million was particularly juicy. But it was her adventures in dining with Gloria Estefan and Rosie O'Donnell that had me wondering if the end times were indeed here.
The girls decide to have lunch at Gloria's restaurant, Larios. It runs along uneventfully, the girls ordering oxtails (Rabo Encendido) and Vaca Frita, everyone seeming to enjoy the authentic Cuban dishes. No problems.

That is until this dish arrives. Two innocent servings of flan. That silky smooth carmel custard with the soft caramel top. It's a dessert and we all know how much Rosie enjoys desserts.
This is the woman who had snack cakes placed under every audience member's chair back when she had her afternoon talk show. But Rosie can no longer hide behind her veil of Krispy Kreme donuts.

Rosie O'Donnell is a Flan-aphobe.

Did you ever think you would live to see the day where Rosie O'Donnell would refuse to even taste a dessert? A dessert served by Gloria Estefan in her own restaurant? Not only refuse it but fight off an smaller woman wielding only a spoon? She's fighting off that spoon like it was Trump's bad hair coming at her.
Dear Rosie, as one of the great eaters of our generation, we implore you.
Turn away from Flan-aphobia before it's too late.
Love, from your Foodie Fans