Gourmet Gladiators Gifts

'This week, the secret ingredient on Iron chef is . . . Iron. Good luck, suckas.'

'Manager. . . Commander. . . Chieftain. . . King!'

Bad for you but to die for

"Well, it's unanimous. Instead of going out of business quietly, with dignity and grace, we've decided to end things killer asteroid-style, taking as many of our competitors with us as possible!"

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"When you've been here as long as I have, you'll start to burn out"

'Dog eat dog.'

"Everything's gone up."

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

"Impressive, yes, but what exactly is a black belt in cookery?"

'I'm still not sure HOW it happened. One minute, we were bouncing ideas off each other, and the next thing I knew, we were using furniture instead!'

"I know I should have gotten a cart, but I can't give up now."

I'm Spartacus.

'So far we're holding off overseas competition.'

Run, Mike, Run!

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

"The quicksand was corporate's idea. I wanted to fire you for going over my head. They wanted to send a message."

Boy defends his last fry.

"Bye now... it's always nice to see you and little Tommy!"

"Do we want to tackle this head on, or just stun it with a glancing blow until Monday?"

'We're going to look pretty stupid if it's not a Michelin star.'

"I feel your pain. It's the least I can do for not paying you like a man."

Business cartoon showing a stressed business woman who has three urgent messages on her office door.

The locker room door suddenly swings open, and Randy is busted by a steroid-sniffing dog.

Boardroom Armour

'I take it this department has had conflicts.'

"You've bust your hump."

"There goes the merger between Brigg's corporation and Ludlow industries!"

"All right, we straighten this out immediately! René threw the bouillabaisse at Jacques, no? The Jam-bon en croûte was thrown by Jacques at René, correct? The truite en gelée and the fraises des bois were thrown by François at Henri, and Henri threw the mousse au chocolat at François, and . . ."

A boxing match between Apple Brown Betty and Apple Pan Dowdy

'We're facing a hostile takeover.'

"Just identifying weak members of the herd."

'Remember not to shirk the paperwork.'

'I'll have to let you go, Bob - Ted, from accounting, is challenging my position as alpha male!'

'LOOK RENOLDSON, i've had JUST about enough of your moaning and groaning! IF you can't stand the heat, GET out of the oven!' / A chef scolding his apprentice inside an oven.