Restaurant Dreamer Gifts

"... And you're absolutely certain that this isn't a mirage?"

Counting ribs

Department of Theatre, Film and Television: Lights...Camera...Unemployment!

'I couldn't stand the heat, so I got out of the kitchen.'

Welcome To New York City...Subject to the following conditions.

Today's special... donuts.

"Uh-oh. My inner GPS is recalculating."

"Grass...Grass and more damn grass... What I wouldn't give for a lightly poached Dover sole with a garlic infused tarragon sauce."

'I know! It's what I had last night for dinner.'

Cupcake Excitement Scale

'I put the cake in the blender because I wanted a glass of cake.'

'Shall we bother with the sweet, chubby-chops?'

"My parents won't allow sugar in the house, so I've had to learn about it on the street."

"It's wonderful, darling. It really says Manhattan."

"How come we never have 'Baked Alaska'?"

A father films his family while imagining himself as a director

'Dinner will be ready soon -- the submarine sandwiches are soaking now.'

"If there is no more American Idol what am I going to do to become famous?"

"You arrived as bottom-feeders, but you shall leave as bottom-gourmands."

"Here's your dessert. A guilt counselor iss standing by to help you once you calculate how many calories you've consumed."

"I'm thinking action roles might not really be your thing."

'We're going to look pretty stupid if it's not a Michelin star.'

"Brooklyn is the Manhattan of the other boroughs."

"I'd like a wine that was born in France and then bummed around California."

Dogs and Cake

'It's 'big office' meets 'poorly-received flop'!'

You're my Statue of Liberty

"Once he invented the wheel, it was only a matter of time before he came up with the food truck."

'I dreamed I was flying and I had airline food.'

Giraffe's Ice-cream.

Humble beginnings of the International House of Pancakes

'I warned you we'd get thrown out, changing the name from the Garden of Eden.'

'What sets pastry school apart is, you have to get a job right away, to pay for a new wardrobe.'

"When they make a movie of my life, I can't decide if I want it in anime or CGI."

Baking