Trendsetting Taste Tester Gifts

"I was afraid of GMO foods until I learned they're the designer versions."

Bad for you but to die for

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

Harsh Mellows.

"Our fresh seasonal hand-crafted brews contain a full serving of spring vegetables."

"I use broccoli rabe as a litmus test."

"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."

"They won't even try their palate cleansers!"

Wine Tasting and Wine Guzzling

"Being vegan or vegetarian isn't enough anymore. From now on I will only cook stuff I stepped in on the sidewalk."

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

"Your meal sounded nice."

"I detect a subtle bouquet of money."

Cereal Tasting.

"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."

Avocado Timeline

Ethnic food springing out of a menu.

'Apparently, my wine-tasting computer liked the '86 Haut Brion a bit too much - it didn't leave any for us.'

Real coffee vs usual vending machine stuff

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

Big Burgers.

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

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

'I'd recommend the white wine.'

Chef swatting flies into a bowl in a sushi bar.

"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."

Dijon Vu

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

'Women cook to feed the soul...men cook to feed the ego.'

'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."

'Your trouble is that you don't appreciate good food.'