Foodie Forager Gifts

" 'Unlimited salad bar' sounded better on the menu."

"I was going to go to the other slop trough, but the music's always too loud."

So much for a bird's appetite!

Come dine with me!

"I know you didn't order the snails, sir. They're complimentary with the salad."

6 Brothers Falafel

"You owe me five bucks."

Try to guess the continent dining...

Always empty your fridge before starting a diet.

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

Before/After

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

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

The discovery of asparagus.

"I've never heard of it, either, but nothing ventured, nothing gained, I always say!"

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

"Let's just go in and see what happens."

"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."

"Darling, wait until you taste the new year's menu I have ordered for us!"

'Is this still America?'

'You're lucky there, Sir. That's the last one in the world.'

Frank & Ernie's Diner. Today: Yogurt Surprise. We call it "yogurt surprise" because we couldn't read the expiration date on the carton.

Newark by Night. A new Dutch restaurant just opened. What do you know about Dutch cuisine? Nothing. But I'm a big fan of the "Dutch Treat" concept.

Baby squirrel & Berries

"Hey, …. what's not to like?"

"The pizza came late and it was cold!"

'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.'

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

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

An experimentalist alarms his guests by describing the appearance of the mushrooms in a dish they have just eaten.

'I've no time for these foragers - they come into the area and snap up all the best houses...'

Reserved space is reserved for a dinner table.

Excess Baggage: You never have to worry about finding your way around those humongous new cruise ships. Your stomach will lead you.

"Put out the Asian sates, the Russian blinis, and the Mexican bean dips, while whip up something Korean."

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"