Culinary Curious Gifts

"And that's where hot dogs come from."

"Don't tell him anything."

"It's called 'salad,' but it's really just a hunk of raw meat."

"What's wrong, hon? You haven't touched my food."

No caption. (A diner's napkin swan flies away).

The Last Meal Cook Book

'This tea tastes dreadful.' - 'Tea? That's peanut butter soup.'

'What, exactly, was made in these vats before we got here?'

'What's your thumb doing on my steak?' 'Want me to drop it again?'

'What are these coloured squares on the menu?' - 'Scratch and sniff.'

'What do you want for dinner -- blubber, or something imported?'

'I can't have you spending all of your money on fancy restaurants like this, Jeff.'

"What ever happened to Baby Jane?...She opened a restaurant on the corner of 54th and Maple"

"So far the hardest thing about the divorce has been learning to cook again."

"Could you slowly describe the Chef's Surprise again? I have a good imagination, but not that good!"

"Mom said it was time for me to learn how to cook, Grandma...so like which one is the stove?"

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

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

"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"

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

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

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

"When you say that love is in the air, you're referring to the smells from the food trucks, right?"

"Christmas drinks 'n' nibbles system"

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

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

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

'Like death by salad.'

'Er . . . and a fork for me...'

Try to guess the continent dining...

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

-'but for a full English breakfast you can't beat Blackpool,sir.'

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

"So this coffee shop if your 'hangout'?"

"Vindaloo hot enough?"