He smiled and raised an eyebrow, tilting his head slightly and just barely resisting the urge to make some other comment on the judging front... but that could potentially lead down a not so great path. Plus, there were more important things to discuss, such as food and an attractive redhead's thoughts on it.
"Well, doubt it's got everything..." he started, grin fading slightly as he noticed her attention drawn elsewhere. He knew better than to actually turn and see what the sudden change was caused by, since it didn't seem like it was anything that was an actual threat, unless the woman was exceedingly good at hiding things like that.
He did, however, turn slightly to observe the drunk a few seats down who hadn't been as able to quell his curiosity. Judging from both the change in his expression and the way the bartender (he really needed to find out what her name was) reacted, something was at least somewhat out of the ordinary. By the time she turned back to him, his smile was right back in place, and he nodded slowly.
"Oui, the sampler sounds wonderful, with that glowing almost recommendation and all." Taking a quick sip of his drink, he added, "One more thing too. Never did catch your name."