Tasting Enthusiast Gifts

The EU rolls back US wine imperialism. Chateau Postmoderne has undertones of angst, fragmentation and self-doubt, mixed with an intriguing gout de desespoir.

"Together ideas for couples" "Slap a sandwich together" "Put two and two together" "Pull themselves together" "Rub two sticks together" "Try to hold it together" "String a phrase together"

I was holding out okay, until he made it into crumb cake.

"Christmas drinks 'n' nibbles system"

'My diet's good...I'm two weeks ahead of schedule.'

"Yo, Cézanne, paint faster. I need those grapes for the Madeira sauce."

'Er . . . and a fork for me...'

"I chose to stand up to special interest groups!"

Man with 'Real Ale' written on t-shirt, woman with 'Real Pine' written on rolling pin

'I'm sure M'lady will appreciate the mashed potatoes. Our chef uses only grass-fed single-udder butter.'

Elfian lady grilling on mushroom: 'Summertime in the Enchanted Forest'.

We are shaped by what we love! Especially pizza and doughnuts!

"I cook the sausages in French mineral water, I wear a French beret and I can call you 'Monsieur'."

Health and Safety Gone Mad.

The Coffee Shop Vats of New Jersey

'You realize we're only having three people over...'

"Keep your glasses on. It will look like twice as much."

Party time.

'We only serve menacing drunks here Sir, not small insignificant ones.'

"Tia Carmen's not happy unless she can send people away with a plate of leftovers for the road."

"It was wonderful, Henri. Arnold had died and gone to heaven."

Baker Romance

"It's smells so good, but why do you have to wait so long?!"

'You're lucky there, Sir. That's the last one in the world.'

"Bob takes everything with a grain of salt...and pepper...and garlic..."

"These things are delicious. Hard and crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside!"

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

Chocolate Shop

"Ooooooh, just what I wanted!"

'I was in the catering corps.'

"What time did you say you wanted me to start drinking?"

"We've misjudged the tapas again."

Restaurant Chef with book titled: 'Introduction To Cooking'.

"What's happened to Quiche?"

"I'll be glad when the television is fixed."