Food Fresher Upper Gifts

'We're having leftovers again. Don't worry, I shaved off all the fuzzy parts. I'm going to knit you a sweater.'

A woman standing beside a stove full of steaming pots and pans.

Freshest ice cream in town!

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

Our farmer brought fresh beans, tomatoes, corn and squash this week. Nice. You should have bought into the farm share. I've got my own farmer. Mine's cheap. Mine's cheaper. Thanks, mom. You can't take more zucchini?

"I'll have the barbecued half-pounder, with all the ramifications."

"That's a plain burger and black coffee? But what kind of plain burger and what kind of black coffee?"

"We'll start with the appetizer, move on to the entree, and then finish up with dessert."

"Oh, no - not another farmer's market!"

"Can I tell you about a few items that aren't on the menu?"

"It's been 10 years Martha, why are we still eating quinoa?"

"We suggest you study the menu in our reading room before being seated in the dining room."

'Now what? Everything I can pronounce is OFF!'

"I recommend number five if you have only $20 so that you can still leave a tip."

"I love finding my food at the Farmers Market. Makes me feel like a true pioneer."

Chef picking salad leaves from a hanging basket outside his restaurant.

'I'm home, Honey! Come see what I picked up at the Farmers Market!'

'The Entrecote a la Bordelaise? It's stuff on a plate.'

Man on Stilts in a Market

"A number of items on that menu are consistently chosen by an overwhelming majority of the American people."

"Great Perfume!"

It was the easy listening that the free range sausages seemed to find most soothing.

'Your check? Certainly,sir -- would you like it itemized?'

'The Chef's Salad isn't available today. She ate it herself.'

"It's the closest I get to being a hunter-gatherer."

'Careful,dear- don't order anything you can't pronounce.'

"Herbert, don't! This is a gourmet coffee shop! You order instant de-caf and there's going to be trouble!"

"Page 1 is 'Best-Sellers.' Page 2 is 'Advice, How-To, and Miscellaneous,' and on the back is 'And Bear in Mind.' "

Getting ready for spring

I shop locally!

'I'll leave a path of bread crumbs in case you need to find me.'

"I'm not quite ready to order. My lawyers are still studying the menu."

'Oh Mother, he's just showing off his passion for freshness.'

'Is this milk fresh?' - 'An hour ago it was grass.'

Puppy puts deodorant on the slippers.