Culinary Linguistics Lover Pillows

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'."

Recipes from the Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook

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

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

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

'and then stand in dish for two hours.'

"Then add one extra large egg..."

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

"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."

'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."

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

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

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

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!'

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

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

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

'3 hamburgers, 2 servings of fries, 1 vanilla shake...'

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

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

"To beat or not to beat."

Carlo Bing's Penne Lounge Chair