Philosophical Foodie Gifts

Evolution or Entree

"Animal Liberation by Peter Singer"

"Carpe pizza"

'Unfortunately, we don't know as much as we'd like as to why French restaurants serve skimpy portions.'

"Do you ever think about just how short our shelf life really is?"

"I was very good...delicious in fact."

Fat Buddhist contemplating eating the dove of peace.

'To eat or not to eat?'

'And where do we go after we die if we're good?'

Burger Bistro: Ethics of Eating Meat

"I'm a vegetarian, once removed. I only eat plant eaters.

"I read the Tibetan Book of the Dead, but I wasn't Enlightened. . . but I did get the munchies."

What do you mean you prefer the sound of the sign of the right?! What part of 'either way we're dead' do you not understand?

View to the Future

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

'May future generations forgive you for eating that sausage...'

Man Eating Minimalist Meal

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

"Must everything with you be a landmark decision?"

Recipes from the Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook

"Bob takes everything with a grain of salt...and pepper...and garlic..."

'Muriel's philosophy is that what happens in the kitchen, stays in the kitchen.'

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

"Ma, what does 'kosher' mean?"

'If I order pasta and she orders antipasta, did we really order anything?'

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

Surprise in the salad bowl

"They say we destroy plants – such as potatoes, corn and carrots – and they're boycotting us. They're fruitarians."

"I used to be a vegetarian. Then I became a vegan. Then a fruitarian. Now I only eat manna that falls from Heaven."

"On second thought, just give me the ham and forget the roast beef."

"Oh sorry, those are the Ten Commandments. Hang on, I'll get you a menu."

'Do you think I need to eat less. Do you have a book you could recommend to tell me how?'

'The Specials are the same as the Main Menu dishes, but with more florid descriptions.'

'Young lady, I'm afraid existential despair is no excuse for not eating your lima beans.'

"What does the time traveler do when he's hungry? Go back four seconds."