Culinary Aficionado Gifts

Corkscrew

'Of course I'd never have so much as looked at Timothy if it wasn't for his nose for truffles.'

"...the soup of today is more or less yesterday's chef's special......"

"Linguini for two?"

Seasonal workers in the restaurant trade: 'Salt...pepper'.

'You're going to be in heaven. Cindy makes the most amazing carrot cakes!'

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

'And, as you taste the wine, various sensations are recorded and transmitted to your brain for later befuddlement.'

'Personally, I've always liked Bordeaux with my Swiss.'

Looks like I do dishes again.

"How do you like your steak, sir?"

'Free meal.' 'Because you're the first customer to come back.'

'Of course you're very dear to me - that meal just cost a fortune.'

'It's your fault telling you don't mind who tastes it!'

Restaurant scene; diners are shown kneeling in reverence at their tables.

'I have the exact amount, but not a tip.' 'I'll add up the bill again.'

"When you've seen one bottle of stout you've seen the lot."

"My compliments to Mummy!"

"Who do you think you're fooling, Henry, smelling the cork and tasting the wine? The only wine you ever buy comes in a box!"

'Sorry for the delay, sir -- Your regular waiter entered the Federal Witness Protection Program.'

'He's one of the genuine food critics left...he still fills his pen with Spanish squid ink.'

Chef being protected by bodyguards from fat fans

Marty's Burgers. Under One Billion Served.

'That bacon sarnie fragrance gets them every time!'

Publishing Co. The story of a young chef struggling to make baked goods? "Foodie and the Yeast."!

White chocolate mocha, please. Just the drink? Or the combo? What's in the combo? You get the white chocolate mocha, plus a ham sandwich, plus a bag of chips, for $17. Seems pricey. Of course. That's why I only recommend our premium combos to people who can afford them. One look at you and I could tell you're a man of means. You walk with such a swagger - such regal elegance. I wasn't wrong about you, was I? Give me two combos. Just two? Very. Bad. Man.

Typical, we invent cooking and they invent food criticism.

"Here's to a great post-meal nap."

"I'm afraid you've stimulated the economy enough now, sir."

"I love home-cooked meals that were made in other people's homes by other people."

"Can I borrow the car keys?"

"Together ideas for couples" "Slap a sandwich together" "Put two and two together" "Pull themselves together" "Rub two sticks together" "Try to hold it together" "String a phrase together"

"Christmas drinks 'n' nibbles system"

La Table

'My diet's good...I'm two weeks ahead of schedule.'