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By Paul Adams "Good evening, Indigo." "Hi. What's your sorbet trio tonight?" "Sorbet trio. One second ... pear, coconut, cranberry-orange." "Thank you." "Good evening, Pair." "Hi. What's your sorbet trio tonight?" "Good question. Just a moment, please ... coconut, apricot and chocolate." "OK, thank you." "Good evening, Hawthorne Lane." "What's your sorbet trio tonight?" "Let me check for you, OK? ... OK, tonight we have passion fruit, raspberry and mango." "Thank you." "Bruno's." "Hi, what's your sorbet trio tonight?" "Hold on, let me find out ... It's passion fruit." "That's the only one?" "Yes." "There's no trio?" "Not tonight, no." "Good evening, Fleur de Lys." "Hi, what's your sorbet trio tonight?" "Euh, we have chocolate, raspberry, not pineapple, euh, grapefruit. That's it." "Thank you." "Yes. Slow Club." "Hi, what does the name of your restaurant mean?" "Why? Is this a prank call?" "Yes." "Um, well, it's the name of the club in Blue Velvet, where she sings, but it's not necessarily a reference to that." "Um. Is it a reference to anything? I mean, do you know what they had in mind when they named it?" "I can't really tell you, sorry." "OK, thanks." "Good evening, Backflip." "Hi, what does the name Backflip refer to?" "I have no idea." "Can I speak to someone who might know?" "The owner?" "Or anyone who might know." "Hold on." (New voice:) "Can I help you?" "Yes, I was just sitting around wondering what the name of your restaurant refers to." "It's just a name that the designers came up with, and the old general manager. It doesn't refer to anything in particular, but I would imagine it means like a back dive. Because we're an aquatically themed restaurant, so like a back dive." "Thank you." [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]