Culinary Reader Mugs

"When I'm not running, I read...usually menus."

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

"First Lady Lettuce goes missing, then Colonel Crouton followed by Reginald Radish... Great Caesar's Ghost! Someone is making a salad!"

"I'll have the Investigator's Special."

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

'Which wine goes best with 'the old man and the sea'?'

"The recipe said to let the chicken rest after it comes out of the oven!"

"He was WOK-ing in a winter wonderland."

"This place is famous for its short fiction about food."

"Number 2. Step forward please."

Mother to son, regarding stolen cake: 'I don't need to check anything with 'the boys in forensics' I know it was you.'

"D'you remember caramel before it all became 'salted?'"

"We can hit any creperie you want, sonny boy."

'So, in room 1 we sweat them. 2 is for grilling, 3 is for roasting. We leave them to simmer in room 4...'

Man with a 'menu', woman with a 'womenu'.

'Stop him, he's got the receipe.' Duck running away

"...I should have seen it coming...The busboys, the waiters, the dishwashers, the maitre d', all stealing shrimp, caviar, lobster, but ah, the strawberries, that's where I had them?"

'I'm saving some for leftovers tomorrow.'

"What the heck did I do with that leftover turkey?!"

"Sure, ha ha, it’s all ‘free-range’ beef."

Turkey Autopsy

'Sorry about that - Lenny accidentally used jumping beans.'

Eve's Gourmet Apple Recipes (snake with apple in its mouth).

Cook asking for her vinaigrette after recieving an offer from the dustman

'Yes, but is it tart?'

"Things were going along great with Greg and me, and then the 'Diceman' returned."

Empty landscape containing food and stationery.

'Continue gently simmering for ten minutes...'

Anthony Bourdain with Chopsticks

'Not only do you need a good dish to win on this cooking show, you need a good story!'

'I've relaxed, put my feet up - Now, where's that good book you promised me?'

The History of Anti-stick

Compliments to the chef - "Thank you very much, but all I did was follow the directions in the cookbook."

'I'm sorry, I can't reveal my sauce.'

Chef makes a cook book.