Temperature Taster Gifts

70 degrees in Spring / 70 degrees in Fall

Bad for you but to die for

Tension filled the tent.

'Eight years old, huh? If it's so good, why didn't somebody drink it eight years ago?'

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

Harsh Mellows.

"Is Pinot Noir where you want to be?"

"Now, in contrast to the last olive oil you tasted, this one is infused with sixty-five more dollars."

And then in Italy. . . "But I really don't like bubblegum gelato."

Wine Tasting and Wine Guzzling

"Your meal sounded nice."

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

"For the first half hour, I was, like, really there. Enchanted. But I found the wild-quail confit so disappointing that not even the fig reduction on the poached pear could get me back."

A new career for George W. Bush: taster in a pretzel factory.

Avocado Timeline

Ethnic food springing out of a menu.

Real coffee vs usual vending machine stuff

My comfort zone

'I'd recommend the white wine.'

'Here ya' go, sweetie. Our Key Lime Pie.'

'Why do my parents have to be professional chefs?!'

Big Burgers.

'...or, if you're watching your cholesterol, we also have thousand-year-old egg substitutes.'

'Ptuwah! This is tap water!'

"It's all good – but some of it is better."

"I am listening to my body. My body says yuk!"

"Jeffrey eats everything, Mom, because no one has told him what he doesn't like."

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

'This sugar substitute is perfect except for one thing. It's salty.'

"Do you know our soup is world renowned?"

"Robust, full-bodied bouquet with just a hint of bitter, mean-spirited despair."

Brew Clubs

"Ok mummy, perhaps this isn't so crummy!"

"Are you looking for 'drinks and nibbles' beer, 'I don't really drink beer' beer, or good old fashioned 'gidday mate' beer?"

It's not a tongue depressor, it's a used popsicle stick. If you can name the flavor, your taste buds pass the test.