Food Historian Gifts

New Acquisitions at the Museum of Modern Food

"It's an old family recipe my great-grandmother found on the internet."

'I just saw this fall out of a chicken's bum...let's eat it!'

"When I was young, we personally prepared all the food for each and every meal!"

"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."

Grandma's caf

'I was in the catering corps.'

Crossing the Nachos Grande

The Velvet Mesquite

"You'll find that as a restaurateur I've worked hard to showcase the finest in organic and free range ingredients that have been harvested and prepared in authentic and traditional ways."

I Heart Dinosaurs Chef

'Are you sure you don't have any Indian blood?.'

I don

'It appears to be a kosher for Passover recipe.'

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to worry about was a dollar-sixty-a-pound sirloin?"

Tortilla the Hun.

'If Darwin had been the cook on the Beagle' 'Menu- its Evolution'.

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

'You folks just sit right there and I'll go kill some hors d'oeuvres.'

Great Moments in Culinary History.

'Madam, we do not discuss Julia Child at Maison Henri.'

A lot of attention gets paid to the Earl of Sandwich, and rightfully so, but let's not forget to show some respect for that neglected Lord of Lunch, the Viscount of Potato Salad.

'We don't eat just anyone, ya know. You should feel honored.'

Taste of the east (London).

Food history: Invention of the doughnut. Why the hole? Always leave them wanting more!

"I hunted, Tirka gathered, and Crock made chili."

'And exactly where did you find the 'antique salami slicer'?'

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

"Not the Verity Brewster? The Verity Brewster who invented sweet-potato casserole with marshmallows on top?"

"Blessed are the Greek, for they shall invent olive oil."

Paninis of the Old West

"I just invented the power lunch."

Five seconds before the first turducken.

"I try to eat right, but huge chunks of raw meat are all you can find these days."

"It's true. Your great-grandfather was right there at the beginning of blackened redfish."