Food Play Enthusiast Mugs

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

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

Party Animals.

"‘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...'

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

Party time.

'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."

"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?'

"Your meal sounded nice."

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?'

Dad's old fashioned barbeque

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

Thermidor Dali

Snow & Flo series: Questionable cooking.

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

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

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

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

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

Snacks for Learners

Sushi Train Spotters

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

I am to blame.

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