Cuisine Explorer Prints

'Honey, I fear, to be a European patriot means a little more than having a German beer for breakfast, Italian pizza and French wine for lunch and Spanish brandy for dinner...'

His suit: Italian. His shoes: English. His fries: French.

'We can order Lebanese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Greek or Chinese...'

Ethnic food springing out of a menu.

'listen - it's haute cuisine, coming up the river from New Orleans.'

"They offer a great three-course meal -- one appetizer and two desserts."

Chinese cafe that offers Chinese, American and Mexican food.

"Our French chef just quit, so instead of the crepes you ordered, I made a breakfast burrito."

"Look, playing a bandido is all behind Hidalgo now. He owns a taqueria over on Poplar Street."

"It's great, this week we've eaten Greek, French, Italian, American, Moroccan, Indian ..."

"I haven't been game enough to give it a try!"

'What I've been meditating on for years is that in the west they have burgers and fries and shakes for lunch, and all we have is rice and tea.'

'Keep the food coming! Three of my four stomachs are still empty...'

Your lobster was off!

'Oh good. I was afraid it was meant for us.'

'Italian, Russian or Ranch?'

Jim Evans - Father, husband and darn good eatin'.

'So what's it to be, Indian cuisine, Chinese take out or are you going to do the usual Russian Roulette?'

Foreign cuisine section - Cat food.

'I wanted somewhere like England, but in Spain.'

"I don't see anything on the menu. Can I just order in from somewhere else?"

"Jakey's not a huge fan of spicier dishes, but we do want him to know what's out there."

"And which regional cuisine would you be interested in this evening—Northwester, Southwestern, Southeastern, or Northeastern?"

Kiss your diet goodbye

"I was with you right up to the cumin."

"Boil, toil and trouble, I wish I'd never started this risotto."

"I know you didn't order the snails, sir. They're complimentary with the salad."

"When I was your age. I was really smelly."

La Table

'Only the years when the market was Bullish...'

'Why, of course I remember our first date -- I had filet mignon, potatoes au gratin, sauteed....'

'Like death by salad.'

Try to guess the continent dining...

"Tonight, perhaps Mrs. Lewis would prefer this quiet little table for two from which to send back her entrée?"

Two books: 'The Joy of Cooking' next to 'The Joy of Dieting'.