Foodie With A Side Of History Gifts

'For God's sake, Elias - it's 1645! If you don't let me out by 1700, the dinner will be ruined!'

"Not the Verity Brewster? The Verity Brewster who invented sweet-potato casserole with marshmallows on top?"

"Sure, while you went out robbing folks I stayed here and made a nice quiche, and just to prove I'm not a sissy I made it with mountain lion instead of ham."

Grandma's caf

'I was in the catering corps.'

Crossing the Nachos Grande

"When I was young, we personally prepared all the food for each and every meal!"

"You'll find that as a restaurateur I've worked hard to showcase the finest in organic and free range ingredients that have been harvested and prepared in authentic and traditional ways."

The legend of Chef Arthur.

The Statue of Liberty holding up an ice-cream.

I don

'Are you sure you don't have any Indian blood?.'

I Heart Dinosaurs Chef

"Your old Jewish mother with some pickled herring, sir. To remind you of your roots,"

'It appears to be a kosher for Passover recipe.'

Tortilla the Hun.

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

"Sorry no half portions - at least that's the quantum theory."

"Remember the good old days, when all we had to worry about was a dollar-sixty-a-pound sirloin?"

The First Roast Chicken.

'If Darwin had been the cook on the Beagle' 'Menu- its Evolution'.

'Fruitcake, pfefferneusse, we'd like you to consider early retirement.'

'We don't eat just anyone, ya know. You should feel honored.'

'Madam, we do not discuss Julia Child at Maison Henri.'

Taste of the east (London).

"I hunted, Tirka gathered, and Crock made chili."

A lot of attention gets paid to the Earl of Sandwich, and rightfully so, but let's not forget to show some respect for that neglected Lord of Lunch, the Viscount of Potato Salad.

'And exactly where did you find the 'antique salami slicer'?'

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

"I just invented the power lunch."

Paninis of the Old West

'That's why it's called a full English breakfast.'

"Blessed are the Greek, for they shall invent olive oil."

Before the wheel.

"Yo, Mr. 'Knight of the Round Table' — this isn’t cilantro, it’s parsley."