Culinary School Gifts

'Put an egg in the bowl and beat it with the whisk.'

Tartine

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

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

Come dine with me!

Circa 1928, The Reese's Candy laboratory.

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

Counting ribs

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

"Waitress, have you smoked salmon..?"

"Just bring me something that's going to look good on social media."

Squirrels Stockpiling Mulling Spices for Winter

"I know you didn't order the snails, sir. They're complimentary with the salad."

On August 14, 2011 at app. 2:00 p, Derek Winslow made scientific history by converting an item of the animal kingdom into an item of the plant kingdom.

"Behold! As I transform this family size frozen lasagna into a meal for one."

"And the cheese in your omelette? Cheddar, Brie, aged Gouda, Morbier, Torta del Casar, Double Gloucester, Époisses, Shropshire blue, or American?"

"The chef is going to need more than just your ‘compliments’ tonight … he’s in one of his moods."

Ice Cream Surgeon

The wonderful world of cheese.

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

'Sorry sir, we've run out of parmesan cheese.'

Domestic Goddess.

We need a new eco project. Ok. Let's get locally grown food into the school cafeteria. What's our strategy? We can start with the potatoes. I'll make the poster. We want home fries.

"States of tofu"

"You'll love this. It's swarthy yet munificent, didactic and gregarious with hints of dogma."

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

"Monsieur, si vous plaît. I'm sure I ordered the fusilli and not the Fusilier."

Take seat. Nothing makes me happier than keeping people warm and cooking s'mores for them. Friendly fire.

"Even the waiters here are organic."

'This might be the common ground we've been looking for.'

"Vintage? What would you like it to be?"

Too Many Lawyers Spoil the Broth

Cow's Last Will and Testament.

''ere - I thought you said your pans were non-stick!'

"Oh, boy, hard-core sugar!"