History Of Food Gifts

I found out something last night that just totally destroyed my entire worldview. The burrito, as most Americans know it, did not actually come from Mexico. Or maybe it did. The internet is of two minds about the issue. The point is, if you can't count on the burrito being Mexican, you can't count on anything. I have something to tell you about Chop Suey.

"Don't tell me we're eating Paleo again."

"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."

'Is it guilt that when you eat us that we are no longer called pigs but bacon, pork chops or 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!"

The Velvet Mesquite

"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 Heart Dinosaurs Chef

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

'Will we ever get a morning-after pill for over-eating?'

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

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

Tortilla the Hun.

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

'I made your favorite -- dinosaurkraut!'

The kitchen at Abel Cottage

Great Moments in Culinary History.

'You want a pizza with everything? -- Do you comprehend the philosophical implications of that?

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

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

Pizza Carried Off On A Stick Like A Wild Animal

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

80 years ago. Food comes farms. 40 years ago. Market. Kids today don't understand. They think food comes from the supermarket. They don't realize it comes from farms. Present day. Kids today don't understand. They think food just shows up in boxes at the door. They don't realize those boxes come from stores.

Taste of the east (London).

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

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.

Opting for Chinese food for lunch, the law partners decide in principle to share their dishes and, accordingly, before ordering, negotiate a comprehensive pre-victual agreement.

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

Prehistoric Doughnut Stand.

"I just invented the power lunch."

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