A few days late, but last weekend was ridiculously busy! We sold out of 6 kegs by 3:45pm. I'm sure a lot of it had to do with being featured in DailyCandy's weekend guide:
And our rhubarb & thai basil turned out really well - despite my worries about how people would react to such an unexpected combination. By the way, there are several types of Thai basil... the one below is just one of 3 or 4 that is commonly used in Thai cuisine. The basil below is the basil that is usually found in Vietnamese pho, and has purple stems with a distinct licorice-y taste.
We received a greater number of customers than usual even though we bought 6 kegs which would normally last us till 4:30pm, but this week we were out at 3:45pm. We were starting to clean up when a young man ran up to us, requesting rhubarb & thai basil soda. We told him apologetically that that was the first to sell out.
One of the most interesting parts of working the Flea is meeting the people who want to try our slightly odd-ball beverages. Our friends mentioned it would be fun to post some of the stories that we hear, and I thought I'd start with one that particularly tickled me.
We received a greater number of customers than usual even though we bought 6 kegs which would normally last us till 4:30pm, but this week we were out at 3:45pm. We were starting to clean up when a young man ran up to us, requesting rhubarb & thai basil soda. We told him apologetically that that was the first to sell out. "What?? You mean there's nothing left? Not even one cup? You can't turn the kegs upside down?"
This was definitely on the far end of the distraught customer-spectrum.
"Sorry man... we were ridiculously busy today."
"It's for this girl I'm trying to get with! She told me she specifically wanted rhubarb and thai basil! What do I do now? I really like this girl!"
We checked our lines, and nope, we were most definitely out of everything.
"How about apple & ginger? We dropped off a case of apple and ginger at Palo Santo last night - you can buy one there for her. And plus there they'll be in bottles, which is probably better than surprising a girl with a cup of warm flat soda."
"awww, but she specifically requested rhubarb and thai basil!"
So now we're curious - how will this story end?
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