Historic Cuisine Buff Gifts

The First Roast Chicken.

"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

Quartet of chefs.

"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."

I don

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

I Heart Dinosaurs Chef

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

Tortilla the Hun.

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

'You folks just sit right there and I'll go kill some hors d'oeuvres.'

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

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

"We brought him into oversee our millennium menu...he did such a good job on the last one"

Taste of the east (London).

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

'I googled it Mom. There's no such thing as McLiver and onions.'

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.

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

"Who gets what?"

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

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

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

Paninis of the Old West

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

"I just invented the power lunch."

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

'I just saw this fall out of a chicken's bum...let's eat it!'

Before the wheel.

'I just loved you Potatoes O' Squanto!'

"Yams, pie, stuffing, pumpkin, bean casserole, biscuits, corn, cranberry sauce, carrots, mashed potatoes...where's the turkey?"

"The Normans are coming and I can't decide on whether to pour a simple consomme on them, or a more complex bisque."