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Chicago Gourmet Sun Sep 28 2008

Overheard at Chicago Gourmet, Day One

dtchicagogourmet.jpg"I heard they ran out, so I brought my own plate. I'm f*cking prepared." -- Woman in line at Fox & Obel booth

"That girl was here at 11am sharp and was already kind of tipsy. And now she's falling down."
"Oh, I saw her earlier too. She told me how much she prefers New York to Chicago."
"Do you know her?"
"No." -- Exchange at the Foss Marai prosecco booth

"Well, my husband's kind of doughy, and they're a doughy couple, and that's just a lot of dough." -- Woman near the Bin 36 cheese and wine booth

"Tell me this one. Is this your sake?" -- Man at the SakeOne booth, immediately before dunking his entire glass into the spittoon

"I wish I had a purse." -- Man near entrance

"People are always asking me what wine goes best with Indian foods, and I'm like, why do you have to ask me that? What?" -- Alpana Singh

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