Foodie Scientist Mugs

'Common cold? We thought you said 'caramel corn!''

'You can't call it a miracle drug just because you added miracle whip!'

At the Periodic Picnic Table of the Elements

"Your DNA is in the oven."

"On the contrary, the way to a man's heart is through the superior vena cava."

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

'..and we thank thee for these bio-engineered vegetables..'

On August 14, 2011 at app. 2:00 p, Derek Winslow made scientific history by converting an item of the animal kingdom into an item of the plant kingdom.

"States of tofu"

"I'm not having it if it's been genetically modified."

"Something's wrong with the broccoli. Please take it back to the kitchen and have it genetically modified."

'In a nutshell, foods are drugged and drugs are eaten like food.'

"All of tonight's specials dance around the whole GMO thing."

"We're hoping for a really smooth wine here."

GMOs: The Next Generation

'I have to agree -- the value of pie goes on indefinitely.'

"Do you remember when we used to put FOOD in food?"

Only 1 calorie per serving: One million servings per can.

Are laboratory grown foods the future of farming?

"Well, son. . . here your dad makes the famous 'fresh from nature' food!"

'I thought chemistry experiments were after lunch.'

'According to these latest tests, anything can cause anything.'

"Give my compliments to the Biotech industry"

'We call it the 'Tomato Surprise' because the chef tinkered with the DNA a little.'

"If we crunch the numbers, it should have zero calories."

Bio-Engineered Fruit of the Month Club

"I'm studying the effects of prolonged radiation exposure on a panzerotti."

A dozen predictions for foods of the future.

Culinary surgery.

'Wait, wait, before you mix them, you have to say, 'Pow!'.'

'Hard or soft science?'

Cheese Secret

"You sure you don't want any Pi?"

"And it shall be called peanut butter. And it shall appear as if perishable or in need of refrigeration but in truth it shall remain shelf-stable for months, though the oil may separate and require stirring. And there shall be a crunchy variety and there shall be a smooth variety. And . . ."

Fooling around with those genes...just keeps going.