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Great Moments in Culinary History.

The True Story Of Vanilla Pudding

Five seconds before the first turducken.

"Oh sorry. I gave you American apple pie. You're supposed to get the apple pie from a former Soviet Republic."

Important dates in Latino history: Seven years ago, the empanada was invented.

"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

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

"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

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

Tortilla the Hun.

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

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

'I made your favorite -- dinosaurkraut!'

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

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

The First Roast Chicken.

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

'Why bother recreating the 5,000-year-old recipe fo the ancient Egyptians, when there's already one that old at the back of the fridge?'

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

Pizza Carried Off On A Stick Like A Wild Animal

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

Taste of the east (London).

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

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

"I just invented the power lunch."

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

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

"Yams, pie, stuffing, pumpkin, bean casserole, biscuits, corn, cranberry sauce, carrots, mashed potatoes...where's the turkey?"

"The Normans are coming and I can't decide on whether to pour a simple consomme on them, or a more complex bisque."

'I just loved you Potatoes O' Squanto!'