Nature's Diner Gifts

'I don't know where she gets it from.'

"I love this place—its food, its ambience, and its political goals."

"Even the waiters here are organic."

'I want to make a positive environmental statement - What do you suggest I order?'

'Dang! I never now if the sommelier is messing with me.'

"To paraphrase Nietzsche, there is no pleasure without pain au chocolat."

Countervailing Clichés.

'I really can't stay for dessert. Why don't you stay and DVR the rest of the date for me?'

"Careful. That house has a taser."

'How is the water prepared?'

Businessman sees sign in window of 'Fred's Chili Bowl' restaurant: 'Now Hiring a Bean Counter'.

Enjoying a picnic at the rugby ground

'Six different chefs in six months and they still can't make a decent broth!'

What's your thumb doing on my steak? Want me to drop it again?

'So,,,apparently you're really a dude,'

"For drinks or dinner?"

'They're not mints - they're antacid tablets.'

Zagat Rated.

'Would Sir & Madam per chance care to peruse the scratch & sniff dessert menu?'

'What wine do you recommend with the peanut butter-filled, deep fried, jalapeno bacon bombs?'

"Just the steak for me and my friend will have the carbon dioxide and the water with the sunlight."

'Excellent cork, go ahead and pour.'

'I'm getting the shrimp - it sounds really yummy!'

'This Chardonnay is so over-oaked, it comes with a 2-year service contract from Terminix.'

'Oh boy, my favourite: Cheese Fondue...'

When Dinosaurs Roamed the Restaurants

'Your tea is getting cold.'

"It's made with real angel hair."

'Careful, the plate is really hot.'

I like the look of the sherry trifle!

"It's the Chef Surprise."

Rabbits picknick

'You made me jump,'

'This is not Hungarian stew.' 'We ran out of Hungarians.'

'Not yet! Wait until he hits the breaking point... we just gave him some warm, soft bread and the cold, hard butter... THEN we bring out the flimsy plastic knife.'