Culinary Sleuth Gifts

CIA Cafeteria: 'It's nice of you to ask, but the recipe is classified.'

'Police. We have reason to believe you've been hacking into your neighbor's computers and stealing their recipes.'

Scrutinising a burger under a magnifying glass.

'I have a bad feeling about this place, Watson... and I smell a rat!'

'C'mon, Bill, LOOK at the evidence! A fabulous home-made crust, fresh apples, raisins, gourmet vanilla ice cream, and no sign of a struggle. This guy was definitely killed by kindness!'

Horse meat scandal.

'This terrorist message I decoded turns out to be a recipe for chicken alfredo...'

"The secret was in the sauce."

"It's called The Pastry Shop Mystery. A real Whodoughnut."

Try to guess the continent dining...

"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."

"And how is last week's tilapia tonight?"

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

"It's been redacted to produce our sauces."

"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.'

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

A man with a sign that reads "Secret of my chili $1".

"...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?"

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

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

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

"How 'local' is the fish?"

Turkey Autopsy

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

"Whoever did this was chillingly methodical about it."

The History of Anti-stick

"Dumb ass, huh! Well there's more than one way to grill a thick sausage."

'Don't give up Albert - one of these cans has to have tuna in it!'

'You're lucky you can't read.'

"Well, if you haven't seen him, do you know a good recipe for puff pastry?"

'It appears that 'reduced fat' means high fat, 'lo-fat' means plenty of fat, and 'fat-free' means some fat.'

'He's very fussy about his food.'

'We don't want your business; we just want the recipe.'