Culinary Linguistics Lover Gifts

Ordering Food At A French Restaurant.

"The menu just says fried fish, but may I give you a more compelling, surprisingly lyrical description?"

"It's the sequel to 'Cooking for One'."

We are shaped by what we love! Especially pizza and doughnuts!

Recipes from the Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook

'Muriel's philosophy is that what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen.'

"Being vegan or vegetarian isn't enough anymore. From now on I will only cook stuff I stepped in on the sidewalk."

'I told you not to complain about the hospital food!'

'and then stand in dish for two hours.'

"Not tonight. Margie wants to watch some guy deep fry a duck on cable."

"Then add one extra large egg..."

"I'll bet you're very proud of your handsome, well-behaved little sporks here."

"Steak, Richard, is just grown up veal."

"Stick to the specials and no one gets hurt."

Pizza with 'Made in China' imprinted on it.

A tureen of chefs

"I'm not a food critic I'm a literary critic and I've found the prose on your menu to be second-rate."

Deviled HamDeviled Eggs.

'Join us. There' a talk on medical marijuana and a pot-luck dinner afterward.'

"I can't remember if I'm off red meat, or eating nothing but red meat."

Anthony Bourdain with Chopsticks

Not that one. It's got the chips in it.

Schoolgirl in canteen: 'The food's great but I wish they'd stop calling it 'pukka tukka'.'

'We need more cake shows!'

"Ooops...well, at least you now can see that there are a lot of fresh mushrooms in our soup!"

"1 pinch of salt, 3 pinches of baking soda...oh dear, a cup of flour? How many pinches is that?"

"I'm sorry about the delay, sir, but Chef's anger management class ran over."

"Hmmm, I'm not sure – I’ll ask our chef when he sobers up."

"Your father dressed you, didn't he?"

"Potatoes too salty? Look, buster ??" I told you to enjoy your meal!"

'What did you say?' - 'I was talking to my broccoli.'

"I'd rather be seared by Emeril than sauteed by Rachel."

"To beat or not to beat."

Carlo Bing's Penne Lounge Chair

"I used to come here to browse. Now I graze."