Culinary History Gifts

Sanhurst and its Messes

"Sure, while you went out robbing folks I stayed here and made a nice quiche, and just to prove I'm not a sissy I made it with mountain lion instead of ham."

Grandma's caf

'I was in the catering corps.'

Crossing the Nachos Grande

The Velvet Mesquite

"When I was young, we personally prepared all the food for each and every meal!"

'10,000 years and no one's improved on the idea of meat on a stick!'

"It's my family's special recipe, passed down through generations on the cream cheese package."

'It appears to be a kosher for Passover recipe.'

Tortilla the Hun.

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

The First Roast Chicken.

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to worry about was a dollar-sixty-a-pound sirloin?"

'If Darwin had been the cook on the Beagle' 'Menu- its Evolution'.

"We brought him into oversee our millennium menu...he did such a good job on the last one"

Great Moments in Culinary History.

"Appetizer is almost done."

'Madam, we do not discuss Julia Child at Maison Henri.'

'We don't eat just anyone, ya know. You should feel honored.'

"I hunted, Tirka gathered, and Crock made chili."

'And exactly where did you find the 'antique salami slicer'?'

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

Five seconds before the first turducken.

Happy St Pancakes Day!

"Cheese fondue has gone wherever crepes Suzette and tuna Mornay went."

Paninis of the Old West

"Blessed are the Greek, for they shall invent olive oil."

"The Normans are coming and I can't decide on whether to pour a simple consomme on them, or a more complex bisque."

'I just loved you Potatoes O' Squanto!'

'I just saw this fall out of a chicken's bum...let's eat it!'

"Yo, Mr. 'Knight of the Round Table' — this isn’t cilantro, it’s parsley."

"Yams, pie, stuffing, pumpkin, bean casserole, biscuits, corn, cranberry sauce, carrots, mashed potatoes...where's the turkey?"

'...and tell the butcher I want the biggest, fattest Christmas goose...' '...the Health Dept. shut him down.'