Old-school Foodie Gifts

"What the heck am I supposed to do with that? Get me something we can read, young man!"

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

"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 this still America?'

Grandma's caf

Crossing the Nachos Grande

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

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

I don

I Heart Dinosaurs Chef

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

"I was pretty highly respected until email came along."

Griller highlights never gets old

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

'I googled it Mom. There's no such thing as McLiver and onions.'

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

'Technology hates me.'

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

"Not the Verity Brewster? The Verity Brewster who invented sweet-potato casserole with marshmallows on top?"

"Cheese fondue has gone wherever crepes Suzette and tuna Mornay went."

'Village store and Food museum'

"I just invented the power lunch."

"mmmmm. Now that's takeaway the way my mother used to order."

'That's why it's called a full English breakfast.'

"Sometimes I come up here and think about the great meals I've eaten."

"Baldo, I don't like you eating that nasty food!"

'What was the best thing before sliced bread?'

We still prepare our food the old fashioned way...from a can!

Recipes from the Revised Senior Citizen Cookbook

"It's steak and chips, it is what the ploughman had for lunch!"

'This restuarant has really gone downhill. Remember when you used to get a Wet-Nap with your meal?'

'A wee bowl of porridge can set you up for the day!'

Before the wheel.

'It's good, and don't get me wrong, but nobody microwaves like my mom.'

A TV Shopping for a TV Dinner.