Taste Gifts

Too much cilantro

"Quick conference...this is rhubarb pie...do we like it or not?"

"I was with you right up to the cumin."

"Just bring me something that's going to look good on social media."

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

Big Tex Silver Saddle Restaurant advertises 'BBQ, $10, Chatter in a Vanishing Regional Dialect $1.00 Extra.'

'Why, of course I remember our first date -- I had filet mignon, potatoes au gratin, sauteed....'

'Oh, and I suppose I'm the only one who's ever heard it's a 'dog eat dog world'?'

Bad for you but to die for

"Tonight, perhaps Mrs. Lewis would prefer this quiet little table for two from which to send back her entrée?"

Picking pastries.

"You say your crème needs more Brulée?"

"O young, naive one...you must know the golden rule of the kitchen. To avoid the mother of all disrespects...never criticize the cooking of a family elder."

Try to guess the continent dining...

"Vindaloo hot enough?"

'We can order Lebanese, Thai, Italian, Indian, Greek or Chinese...'

It turns out they don't go together so well,

'Wait until you taste the artisanal water. It's not to be believed.'

Our visit to the flan factory.

Harsh Mellows.

"Any of you guys feel like hot dogs?"

"I come here for the pepper."

The Statue of Liberty: A Journey Fan

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

"Yes, we have blue cheese. Do you want it in electric, sky or navy blue?"

Gaston's Gourmet Truckstop

A shop selling "Ice-cold Vodka" in 31 flavors.

"How fresh is the calamari?"

"Pizza sounds wonderful. Italian, Greek or Hipster?"

The Main Types of Cheese

"Must everything with you be a landmark decision?"

"You got maybe one that smells like cheese blintzes frying?"

"The soup of the day is pineapple with a hint of rum."

Church Basement Foodie

"Charles didn't like tofu."