Sophistication Savorer Gifts

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

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

'Sparky, fetch me an impudent little chardonnay.'

"The rolling wheels...the ringing bells...signal the deliciousness of summer."

Bryan Ferry

'Don't let him pick the wine. He thinks Dom Perignon was someone who got knocked off on the Sopranos.'

Pasta

'Football...Beer...Popcorn...that is Bernie's Stimulus Package.'

"If I had known how adult her place was I would have brought nicer beer."

'Just when you thought you had the beach to yourself.'

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

"Lumpy? Of course it's lumpy! Sweetbread soup is meant to be lumpy."

Women who Read Too Much

"I think glamour is fine until it slips over into glitz."

Velvety. And so was the wine.

"Have we looked as though we know what it is, for long enough yet?"

"It's lonely here at the top. Thank goodness I've never been a people person."

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

"The chef will accommodate gluten-free requests, but only with a note from your doctor."

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

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

Two lemons enjoying some reading time together in their 'Home Sour Home'.

"Here's Bill now. I'm not sure where he's been, but I'm guessing it was the Sour Beer Festival."

'May I recommend the monk fish, sir?

A Louis Auchincloss-Type Law firm

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

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

I love Berimbau!

'This wine doesn't need to breathe...it needs CPR!'

'There's nothing wrong with being highbrow.'

'this sommelier is an insufferable snob! - I'm looking for a wine that screams 'discreet discernment'.'

"We were into things, but now we're into experiences."

"Who'd have thought a crease in the plans would result in an award for outstanding architecture?"

Fishing Quota - "Oh no! We've gone over the limit."

Vincenzo Bellini