Culinary Companion Gifts

'Okay, let's shake on it.'

"Things were going along great with Greg and me, and then the 'Diceman' returned."

'Yourplace.com or mine?'

"Francine, I think maybe our relationship is starting to get a little too heavy."

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

"Your food didn't melt, young man... this is the soup course."

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

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

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

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

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

"You're the lid to my pot."

'Like death by salad.'

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

Try to guess the continent dining...

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

Heavy man sees 'Comfort Food' aisle

"Oh, look- French! Let's try it."

'Strained carrots again! What am I being punished for this time?'

Omar Khayyam Meets Trader Joe

Our visit to the flan factory.

"Hi. What kind of wine goes with fruit salad?"

Leaning Wine Bottle of Pisa

Barbecued dessert, anyone? The coals are PERFECT now!

French wine

"All of tonight's specials dance around the whole GMO thing."

Gaston's Gourmet Truckstop

"I feel like pushing the envelope this morning, honey, starting with a little grape jelly for that bran muffin."

Before/After

Sauce for the Goose

"I've never heard of it, either, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, I always say!"

"Everything taste so divinely artisanal."

'Burl says it only works with corn though if you want to try it.'

"Don't you just hate restaurants that make you feel rushed?"

Important Food Groups