Locavore Explorer Gifts

"You said the cauliflower is locally grown – would you elaborate?"

"I know you didn't order the snails, sir. They're complimentary with the salad."

"And which regional cuisine would you be interested in this evening—Northwester, Southwestern, Southeastern, or Northeastern?"

La Table

"You say your crème needs more Brulée?"

Try to guess the continent dining...

'We can order Lebanese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Greek or Chinese...'

"...But ASIDE from that, how was your trip to France?"

Before/After

Jeff soon discovered his mistake in ordering the one ton soup.

Your lobster was off!

"Is the MSG local?"

Nothing like traveling hundreds of miles to immerse yourself in art for the sole purpose of killing time between meals.

"I read somewhere that truffles are a gateway fungus."

See you at the farmers market!

"From right to left, you have your tekkamaki, your futomaki, and then your yamaimo roll. The little pile of pink stuff is ginger, the green one's wasabi. And, of course, you already recognize your vodka martini."

'What wine goes with comfort foods?'

"You have a big check because you had a big wine."

'Is this still America?'

'You're lucky there, Sir. That's the last one in the world.'

Frank & Ernie's Diner. Today: Yogurt Surprise. We call it "yogurt surprise" because we couldn't read the expiration date on the carton.

"I can't go much longer without your asking why I'm vegan."

'How was your holiday?' - 'Fantastic! Great weather! Great food! No illness!' - 'So, back to work tomorrow, then?' - 'Yeah, I guess so.' - 'Lousy, germ free holiday.'

"Being vegan or vegetarian isn't enough anymore. From now on I will only cook stuff I stepped in on the sidewalk."

"And exactly how is the peanut-butter-and-jelly prepared?"

'You want to eat out tonight? -- What if we get addicted to good food?'

"Everything is dandy--and our intestinal biomes are joyous."

Local food for local consumption

"Hey, …. what's not to like?"

"I didn't invent the wheel. I invented the pizza."

"Don't worry about it now, but I'll need that hook back when you're done."

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

"Perhaps you wouln't have declared so many places 'worth a detour' if you'd held the map right way up!"

"Who shaves the fennel in your family?"

"Is his nose locally grown?"