Stock Market Gourmand Mugs

"Liverwurst is down an eighth, egg-salad is up two and a half, and peanut-butter-and-jelly remains unchanged."

The wonderful world of cheese.

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

"Hmmm ... you're right — I forgot the brie."

Gaston's Gourmet Truckstop

Grand Escargot at a Parisian Eatery.

"I'll have the spaghetti, does that come on toast?"

"This place is famous for its short fiction about food."

Cook in the cookery section.

"We suggest you study the menu in our reading room before being seated in the dining room."

Just one more choccy...

"I'll have dessert first."

Bookworm group

'I'm afraid the Chef's Surprise today is that he ran off with one of the waitresses.'

'You could use more fiber in your diet; go sow a few wild oat brans.'

Dijon Vu

"Of course this is a pizza! Man, I've always been a rebel!"

"Try and push the eye of newt and wing of bat casserole."

'You shouldn't put all your cash into one stock... you need to diversify. Try buying beef, vegetable and chicken stock...'

'Don't worry, Sir. Most of our customers get indigestion when they see the bill.'

"Love the cheese - not so sure about the presentation."

'Chefs, the secret ingredient for tonight's competition is - wing of bat!'

"Cemetery Pie"

The experience was exhilarating. You could eat like a pig and weigh nothing.

No matter where. . . everyone gravitates toward the kitchen.

Capturing a Cook

'You say that you were a chef before retraining as an accountant?... That's good, we could use a bookkeeper who can cook.'

'My broker advises me to have the pork bellies.'

"The book, How to Serve Man! It's. . . It's a cook book, filled with recipes that use MSG and transfats!"

"Now this is what I call a thanksgiving break."

"If I'm billing six hundred dollars an hour, lunch just cost me $ 638.75."

Coffee, toast and some of my special homemade turkey marmalade!

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