Foreign Food Enthusiast Gifts

"You'll eat anything with 'poids net' on it."

"Yo, Cézanne, paint faster. I need those grapes for the Madeira sauce."

"Vindaloo hot enough?"

"I chose to stand up to special interest groups!"

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

'You realize we're only having three people over...'

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

Party time.

"What time did you say you wanted me to start drinking?"

"We've misjudged the tapas again."

'Do you want your zebra de la margola rare, medium or well done?'

You're the sizzle in my roast!

"I'll be glad when the television is fixed."

"Your meal sounded nice."

"I think the 'Exotic Recipe' diet will make me lose weight. I'm running all over town trying to find the ingredients!"

"The special is… pine nut encrusted… filet of salmon… in a balsamic wine reduction."

Thermidor Dali

Dad's old fashioned barbeque

"This crew gets 15 miles to the pound of gruel. They're very fuel efficient."

Excess Baggage: Some folks believe that calories consumed during vacation do not count against your diet.

'I decided to start buying food in bulk. I hope you're hungry!'

"I know it’s a challenge, but it needs your input!" "...Your breadth of knowledge of different interest groups, religions...cultures!" "Right, so the staff Christmas meal will be a traditional lacto-vegan one at a Thai restaurant sometime in March?" "Do you think the Pagans will be OK with that?"

'Are you sure these sprouts aren't GM?.'

'Pumpkin pie isn't dessert. It's another vegetable.'

Snacks for Learners

As soon as he began speaking Manuel's Spanish accent was unmistakeable and he was evicted from the Local food group.

"He'd like the broiled monkfish, too, but first he's having a quick taste of the gutter."

"And this is my oldest son I was telling you about. The one that eats like a horse."

Culture clash

'This is my kind of Chinese...A chocolate double fudge fortune cookie!'

"I bought you a cook book. Think of it as technical support."

'Oh, sure, it gets the creative juices going, but is it worth the cost?'

"Oh Darling, you're spoiling me! I've never tried tropical fish!"

'He refuses to overeat and get plump. Do you think he knows something we don't?'