“It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor one”
"It's as easy to marry a rich man/woman as a poor one" (or "It's as easy to fall in love with a rich man/woman as a poor one") is an answer to statement that one…
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“Trillion is the new billion”
'Trillion is the new billion" became popular in September-October 2008, after a financial meltdown. A federal Toxic Asset Relief Program (TARP) was established to save America's…
“You can’t eat decor”
"You can't eat decor" (or "you can't eat the decor") means that a restaurant should serve good food. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that a restaurant…
“When in doubt, throw it out” (food spoilage rule)
"When in doubt, throw it out!" is popular advice for what to do with food that's been sitting in the refrigerator. Is the food spoiled, or can it be safely eaten? Tasting the food is…
“It is harder for a poor man to enter the United States Senate than for a rich man to enter Heaven”
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides for the popular election of each state's senators. Prior to the amendment (from 1913), the state legislatures chose United…
Giardiniera
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GiardinieraGiardiniera is an Italian or Italian-American relish of pickled vegetables in vinegar or oil. Common vegetables in the Italian version, also called…
“Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder”
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is a saying with classical Roman roots, but was popularized in English in T. H. Bayly's 1835 poem, "Isle of Beauty." "Absinthe…
“Fat is flavor’ (“Fat equals flavor”)
"Fat is flavor" or "fat equals flavor" (also with the English spelling "fat is flavour" or "fat equals flavour") is a popular food expression for cooking…
Fatacular
"Fatacular" (fat + spectacular) means something or someone who is gloriously, spectacularly in fat. The word could refer to a person or a type of food. Urban Dictionaryfatacular One that…
Stress Test
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cardiac stress testA cardiac stress test is a medical test that indirectly reflects arterial blood flow to the heart during physical exercise. When compared to…
Chump Change
"Chump change" is a small and/or insignificant mount of money -- the money a "chump" makes, not a "champ." "Chump change" was printed in the Philadelphia…
“I never eat in a restaurant that’s over a hundred feet off the ground and won’t stand still”
"I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still," wrote The New Yorker contributor Calvin Trillin in his book, American Fried…
“The better the view, the worse the food”
"The better the view, the worse the food" is a restaurant proverb that dates in print to at least 1991. If a restaurant is on top of a hotel and offers spectacular views of a city, or if…
“If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys”
"if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" means that if you pay a small amount ("peanuts"), you don't get very good workers ("monkeys"). "Peanuts" has long…
“Gather those rosebuds”
Larry Wachtel (1930-2007) was the "Voice of Wall Street" on WINS news radio in New York City from 1972 to 2005. He signed off with his catchphrase, "gather those rosebuds."…
Alphabet Soup
"Alphabet soup" is a noodle soup with alphabet-shaped noodles. The soup is cited in print since the 1880s and 1890s. The New Deal legislation of the 1930s resulted in many new government…
Gracie Mansion Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
New York City mayors have long served cookies at Gracie Mansion (the mayor's official residence, where the mayor has an official chef). Mayor Ed Koch had a chef who baked various types of…
Loose Hamburger (Loose Burger; Loose Coney; Coney Hamburger; Coney Island Hamburger)
Entry in progress -- B.P. A Coney Island is a type of Greek restaurant popular in the Northern United States, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the name for the chili dog after which…
Flexitarian
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: FlexitarianEtymologyBlend of flexible and vegetarian. Adjectiveflexitarian (comparative more flexitarian, superlative most flexitarian)1. (of a person) Being a…
“If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?”
"If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?" This play on words has been used since at least 1915, when the joke appeared in the Philadelphia (PA) Public Ledger. A…