Culinary Traditions Gifts

Happy St Pancakes Day!

Night of the Latkes

"O young, naive one...you must know the golden rule of the kitchen. To avoid the mother of all disrespects...never criticize the cooking of a family elder."

'We can order Lebanese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Greek or Chinese...'

"Sure, while you went out robbing folks I stayed here and made a nice quiche, and just to prove I'm not a sissy I made it with mountain lion instead of ham."

Full English Breakfast.

And then in Italy. . . "But I really don't like bubblegum gelato."

'Fred is a social conservative -- he believes in slow food and heavy beer.'

"I bet you can't name one person who makes a better lengua casserole than me!"

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"

'May I suggest a pleasant viognier to put the subtext into gear?'

"We succumbed to your hype."

'How was the squid?'

'I knew we should have brought your Marigolds, dear!'

'Fred is a social conservative -- he believes in slow food and heavy beer.'

A London gent abroad

Please Wait and wait and wait.

"You were right-we should have just split one."

"Welcome to the Short Staffed Cafe serving food like your grandma cooked. Is your grandma busy? We really need a cook."

'I have a thing about Italian food-my wife has a thing about Italian waiters !'

'I told you I only cook with my mother's Italian spices. She just left Naples and should be here with them in about eight hours.'

Our Troubled Chowders

A tureen of chefs

'Someplace where we just eat, eat, eat!'

Dijon Vu

Prosecco Drinker

'I googled it Mom. There's no such thing as McLiver and onions.'

Sun Dried Ice Cubes

"How about you? Were you 'locally raised'?"

"If you eat gluten, we have a ton of it in the back."

"We've gone 'Glutton-Free'."

'Squid? They told me this was CALAMARI!'

'Self service.' 'How much do I tip myself?'

"Did you notice the smirk on his face when he said 'enjoy'?"

"What's upscale today, Joey?"