Food History Buff Mugs

'I was in the catering corps.'

"Ah...the sweet smell of brominated vegetable oil...it takes me right back to my school days!"

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

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

The last blue plate special, a heaping plate of food

"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

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

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

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

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

"We brought him into oversee our millennium menu...he did such a good job on the last one"

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

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

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

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

Tortilla the Hun.

The First Roast Chicken.

Great Moments in Culinary History.

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.

Pizza Carried Off On A Stick Like A Wild Animal

Taste of the east (London).

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

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

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

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

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

"I just invented the power lunch."

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

Paninis of the Old West

Five seconds before the first turducken.