Historical Foodie Gifts

"I'm getting woolly-mammoth notes."

Crossing the Nachos Grande

Joint Occupation

"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."

Hashimoto's Restaurant - Sushi Like Mother Used to Make!

Grandma's caf

'I was in the catering corps.'

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

The Velvet Mesquite

"D'you remember caramel before it all became 'salted?'"

"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."

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I Heart Dinosaurs Chef

"Ah! dehydrogenated non-milk fat solids with a soupcon of deoxyhydropesane and sweetners...just like mum used to make."

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

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

Griller highlights never gets old

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

The First Roast Chicken.

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

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

'I made your favorite -- dinosaurkraut!'

Tortilla the Hun.

Great Moments in Culinary History.

Food history: Invention of the doughnut. Why the hole? Always leave them wanting more!

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

"So nice to see things 'a la financiere' again."

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

Okay. Grandma made her pie from scratch. Let's all pretend it's as good as the frozen kind.

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

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."

Taste of the east (London).

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

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.