Foodie Economist Gifts

Crops and Food Prices.

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Businessman sees sign in window of 'Fred's Chili Bowl' restaurant: 'Now Hiring a Bean Counter'.

'Gentlemen-the sweets smell of success!'

"It's this trend that leads us to believe we should supplement our oil commodities with investments in some of the Earth's rich vinegar and crouton reserves."

"Genetic engineering has made us disease resistant."

'They ought to change the name of this deli to The Cramer - they get it wrong 50 of the time.'

'Today the Yuan rose against the pork belly, the chicken beak, the eel, the wanton, and the egg noodle.'

A Double-Dip Recession with Sprinkles

'I'm all for GM food, it's done wonders for my profit margins!'

"I like the Businessman's Special. The fortune cookies all have stock futures in them."

"Liverwurst is down an eighth, egg-salad is up two and a half, and peanut-butter-and-jelly remains unchanged."

'You shouldn't put all your cash into one stock... you need to diversify. Try buying beef, vegetable and chicken stock...'

Chicago School of Home Economics

Joe's Bar and Grill and Focus Group.

'And just how much is silver going for a troy ounce these days?'

Cooking the books

"The crab Florentine is excellent, but the rack of lamb has limited downside risk.''

'Be patriotic. Food prices are rising. Eat less.'

"Wood-oven-toasted rosemary focaccia or traditional baguette?"

Pork bellies 3 times a day...cookbook for the commodities investor.

'Dad's teaching me about the all-you-can-eat buffet line and how to get the most out of each trip.'

Man reading fortune cookie: 'Hey, cool - it's an up-to-the-minute stock report.'

'We've had a cash machine put in.'

"He's working out what he can buy when his pay rise comes through."

Speculators and Food Production

'Mrs. Gersten, I'm taking you out of trans-fatty acid stocks, and putting you into fruits and veggies'

"He usually doesn't see anybody without an appointment, but since you brought pizza ..."

'For thirty years my mother served nothing but leftovers... The original meal was never found!'

Bob devises the ultimate weight-loss system.

'Before we start, would anyone like any grated cheese on their quarterly report?'

'You call yourself a full-service broker? Where are the danish and muffins?'

'Here's our strategy...for your last meal order all-you-can-eat and eat it VERY SLOWLY!'