New York Food Lover Gifts

"Everything bagel?"

"Stephen and I are today's special."

Counting ribs

'Your French dip, sir.'

'Why, of course I remember our first date -- I had filet mignon, potatoes au gratin, sauteed....'

"Yo, Cézanne, paint faster. I need those grapes for the Madeira sauce."

Heavy man sees 'Comfort Food' aisle

"I forgot to take a pic of the tacos."

'You realize we're only having three people over...'

"We're odd looking but just as good."

"Hmmm ... you're right — I forgot the brie."

"I chose to stand up to special interest groups!"

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

Party time.

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

"It was wonderful, Henri. Arnold had died and gone to heaven."

CAUTION: Creative genius at work

'Excuse me - are you organic?'

"What time did you say you wanted me to start drinking?"

"We've misjudged the tapas again."

'Pepperoni: Muse of Pizza'

"They won't even try their palate cleansers!"

"It'll take three wishes to get less cream cheese on your bagels in New York."

"I'll be glad when the television is fixed."

"Your meal sounded nice."

Victorian Fast Food - 'I'll have the lark pie festooned with eels, a full stilton, two bottles of port,,,'

"Nice try, Mom, but I'm going to go with a caterer."

You're the sizzle in my roast!

'I hope you all like stuffing.'

"The food here is excellent- what time is breakfast?"

"Mom said never use that dirty 4-letter word on vacation...DIET."

Thermidor Dali

"Oh, but we could be so good together...!"

Dad's old fashioned barbeque