An Italo-Canadian saying for when someone is way too focused on some fancy, pointless little detail and completely misses what actually matters.
Basically: overthinking the garnish while the whole breakfast is getting cold.
Usually said when somebody is being picky, distracted, pretentious, or just completely missing the point.
Marco spent twenty minutes arguing about which glass the beer should come in and forgot to order dinner.
Forget it. He’s staring at the mascarpone on his bacon.