Food Play Enthusiast Gifts

Peel poker.

"Chocolate? I can't be allergic to chocolate! I'm a kid, can't you say I'm allergic to spinach or broccoli?"

Party Animals.

"Yo, Cézanne, paint faster. I need those grapes for the Madeira sauce."

"‘Extra vile old ox’? No, sir – it stands for ‘extra virgin olive oil.’"

"I chose to stand up to special interest groups!"

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

'You realize we're only having three people over...'

We are shaped by what we love! Especially pizza and doughnuts!

Party time.

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

'Another neat trick is to cut regular spaghetti into little pieces, and next thing you know you've got yourself a bowl of spaghetti-i-s.'

"What time did you say you wanted me to start drinking?"

"We've misjudged the tapas again."

"Your meal sounded nice."

"There are no croutons. I use tater tots on my salad."

"I'll be glad when the television is fixed."

'Why is it taking so long to eat your soup?'

You're the sizzle in my roast!

'Do you want us to wait till the meat is completely burned or can we call the pizza service right now?'

Al's Diner. Special: Spaghetti. All You Can Eat $3.95. Ernie, don't play with your food unless you're sure you can win.

"This crew gets 15 miles to the pound of gruel. They're very fuel efficient."

Dad's old fashioned barbeque

"Yes, it's different...but I don't think Fondue Friday is going to last."

Thermidor Dali

Snow & Flo series: Questionable cooking.

F&E Subs. Hey, you replaced the little swords with periscope-shaped toothpicks! Nice touch, Ernie!

'I decided to start buying food in bulk. I hope you're hungry!'

"The special is… pine nut encrusted… filet of salmon… in a balsamic wine reduction."

'Pumpkin pie isn't dessert. It's another vegetable.'

'Are you sure these sprouts aren't GM?.'

As soon as he began speaking Manuel's Spanish accent was unmistakeable and he was evicted from the Local food group.

"He'd like the broiled monkfish, too, but first he's having a quick taste of the gutter."

Snacks for Learners

'All right, so you've prepared your resignation . . . let me have it!'