Food System Explorer Gifts

One reason why bio-tech agribusiness are very glas that their genetically-altered produce can't talk: "Moooo!"

'Enjoy your meal! We grow everything ourselves!'

"You don't throw them back if they're too small!"

Careful, the plate's probably still hot.

'We can order Lebanese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Greek or Chinese...'

"Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, onion bagel with Nutella and cream cheese, dirt, dirt, dirt..."

Before/After

"Can you tell the oak tree to tell the birch tree to tell the elm tree I said hi?"

Nothing like traveling hundreds of miles to immerse yourself in art for the sole purpose of killing time between meals.

"I read somewhere that truffles are a gateway fungus."

"We mustn't interfere, Larry. Just let nature take its course."

"From right to left, you have your tekkamaki, your futomaki, and then your yamaimo roll. The little pile of pink stuff is ginger, the green one's wasabi. And, of course, you already recognize your vodka martini."

"Where do you think we are in the food chain right now?"

'Is this still America?'

"I can't go much longer without your asking why I'm vegan."

"Being vegan or vegetarian isn't enough anymore. From now on I will only cook stuff I stepped in on the sidewalk."

"Everything is dandy--and our intestinal biomes are joyous."

"And exactly how is the peanut-butter-and-jelly prepared?"

'How was your holiday?' - 'Fantastic! Great weather! Great food! No illness!' - 'So, back to work tomorrow, then?' - 'Yeah, I guess so.' - 'Lousy, germ free holiday.'

Biodiversity

"I used to be a vegetarian. Then I became a vegan. Then a fruitarian. Now I only eat manna that falls from Heaven."

"Hey, …. what's not to like?"

"Oh, Oh, Oooohh!"

'I'm filling in for the sommelier. We have a fine shiraz today for only $39. It's 14.7 alcohol, a Class 1B flammable, so if I see you consume it near an open flame, I'll have to cite you.'

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"

A dozen predictions for foods of the future.

"Perhaps you wouln't have declared so many places 'worth a detour' if you'd held the map right way up!"

Pastrami in the wild

"Young man, the world is your oyster, but for God�s sake avoid peanuts, soy, milk, eggs, wheat, fish, tree nuts, and chocolate."

Vegan Restaurant: ''amburgers! Sausages! RISSOLES!'

This is great, Ernie, there's a pennant race and the ballpark is packed every day! The food selection here is unmatched anywhere! Today I've already had nachos, a bit of hot dog and some ice cream! Coming here always makes me queasy! Oh, the foods too much for you? No, I just get nervous in a place where the term "sacrifice fly" is used!

"I can deal with the conceptual art and electronic music, but what are these hors d'oeuvres supposed to be."

Attack of the 'health' foods

Pizza with 'Made in China' imprinted on it.

Journey of a sandwich through the digestive system.