Professional Dining Gifts

'In a four-star restaurant, one's hat does not fall into the cassoulet de castenaudary. But if ones hat does fall into the cassoulet de castelnaudary, one does not put it back on one's head.'

'I sent out for everything.'

"Your food didn't melt, young man... this is the soup course."

Come dine with me!

"Cheers! Well, this is exciting. I've never had a dinner date with a duck before." "Relax, honey. I'm just here for the bread."

Grace For Flies

"Stephen and I are today's special."

Sloaney Pony.

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

"The menu just says fried fish, but may I give you a more compelling, surprisingly lyrical description?"

LAY ZEE FUK

'You wanna play another round?' 'Sure....tender, another round!'

"Behold! As I transform this family size frozen lasagna into a meal for one."

"And I'll also take my steak raw thank you."

'I'll have the crab cake, and he'll have the crabby cake.'

"Cheers! Well, this is exciting. I've never had a dinner date with a duck before." "Relax, honey. I'm just here for the bread."

Life is for the birds.

"I'd like the garden salad with the blue cheese dressing, and my mother would like me married by age thirty."

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

Cutaway view of Ocean liner.

"This place is one of New York's best-kept secrets."

Party of two? No, it was quite a large party.

The wonderful world of cheese.

"Even the waiters here are organic."

"The chef is going to need more than just your ‘compliments’ tonight … he’s in one of his moods."

"Monsieur, si vous plaît. I'm sure I ordered the fusilli and not the Fusilier."

"The fish sticks here are very good."

'Sorry sir, we've run out of parmesan cheese.'

Diner.

"You do like octopus?"

"Vintage? What would you like it to be?"

'Your French dip, sir.'

"You'll love this. It's swarthy yet munificent, didactic and gregarious with hints of dogma."

T"ruly, Susan, I envy no man."

'You complimented the chef on his dumplings -now he wishes to return the compliments!'