Sophisticated Host Gifts

Culinary Culture.

'Sparky, fetch me an impudent little chardonnay.'

Wine Lady

Civilized Salmon

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

"I've deregulated Arthur, but he still doesn't run very efficiently."

"As you can see from the books behind me, I pretend to read a lot of books."

"This wine tastes like a**....Bring me every bottle you have!"

'Red or white wine with fish?' 'They're dead. They don't care.'

Velvety. And so was the wine.

"I detect an accent – money?"

'His BACH is worse than his bite.'

"Wow, you've got to try this combination."

"May I say, sir, the staff and I just knew you'd see through that Beaujolais."

"They're boulettes de viande. They're meatballs. They're balls of meat."

"I'll have the chef."

"One man's dirty water is another man's Earl Grey."

'He's judging our reserve pinot noir - five years to produce it, five seconds in his mouth.'

"Revelatory, Michael - such airy meatballs."

Cocktails and Peacocks

The four major food groups.

"Reservations, please. And while I wait, I'd like to hear Act II of 'Tosca' sung by Tito Gobbi and Maria Callas."

'Too acidic? On the contrary, I find it well balanced.'

Rape of the Lock- The Barge

'I think you're going to love it! Our award-winning chef microwaved them to perfection.'

'What part of 'nature' do you not get?'

"Persistent, well-rounded, and full-bodied, with hints of smoke, and just a soupdon of irregularity."

Pig asking whether the farmers truffles are 'Rum or Champagne?'

'It would never work out, Harry -- I'm wine and cheese, and you're beer and pretzels.'

“But I’m one of the cool ones!”

The tentative professor in Ireland - Marjorie is stumped by the variety of shillelagh

"He's so posh...!"

"For those planning to post a nit-picking, fault-finding critique of us online, may I suggest out 'whine and dine' menu."

Cats drinking cocktails