Food Explorers Mugs

"I'm not sure our family's ready for kombucha, hon."

'Convenience Product Quarterly calls it 'one of a kind...shattering.''

Excess Baggage: From the 'Travel Promises that never meant to be kept' department.

Come dine with me!

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

'Enjoy your meal! We grow everything ourselves!'

6 Brothers Falafel

Try to guess the continent dining...

"You owe me five bucks."

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

"Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, onion bagel with Nutella and cream cheese, dirt, dirt, dirt..."

"I've never heard of it, either, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, I always say!"

"I read somewhere that truffles are a gateway fungus."

Before/After

Nothing like traveling hundreds of miles to immerse yourself in art for the sole purpose of killing time between meals.

"From right to left, you have your tekkamaki, your futomaki, and then your yamaimo roll. The little pile of pink stuff is ginger, the green one's wasabi. And, of course, you already recognize your vodka martini."

"Darling, wait until you taste the new year's menu I have ordered for us!"

"It's probably just seasonal."

'You're lucky there, Sir. That's the last one in the world.'

"But if you leave New Orleans, you'll be just another sandwich."

'Is this still America?'

"I can't go much longer without your asking why I'm vegan."

Culinary Breakthroughs During Social Distancing

"Hey, …. what's not to like?"

"And exactly how is the peanut-butter-and-jelly prepared?"

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

'How was your holiday?' - 'Fantastic! Great weather! Great food! No illness!' - 'So, back to work tomorrow, then?' - 'Yeah, I guess so.' - 'Lousy, germ free holiday.'

"Everything is dandy--and our intestinal biomes are joyous."

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

Reserved space is reserved for a dinner table.

"I think the 'Exotic Recipe' diet will make me lose weight. I'm running all over town trying to find the ingredients!"

"You're about to learn what New York hot dogs are made from."

Excess Baggage: You never have to worry about finding your way around those humongous new cruise ships. Your stomach will lead you.

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"

A dozen predictions for foods of the future.