Culinary Curiosity Collector Gifts

"I'll have the Boeuf a la mode, avec ground glass."

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

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

Squirrels Stockpiling Mulling Spices for Winter

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

"Vintage? What would you like it to be?"

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

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

'Like death by salad.'

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

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?"

Heavy man sees 'Comfort Food' aisle

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

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

"I cook the sausages in French mineral water, I wear a French beret and I can call you 'Monsieur'."

Our visit to the flan factory.

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

French wine

Before/After

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

Gaston's Gourmet Truckstop

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

Barbecued dessert, anyone? The coals are PERFECT now!

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

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

Leaning Wine Bottle of Pisa

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

Important Food Groups

Sauce for the Goose

'See? You call my look 'a midlife crisis' but for these guys it's a major TV series.'

"I got a swiss army hook!"

'There's something hauntingly familiar about the bouquet.'

Italia tours

'Men order. . . women shop.'