“Taxes have consequences”
"Taxes have consequences" means that raising taxes ("raising" is almost always the case) does not simply raise revenue. People and businesses often refuse to pay a tax and flee…
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Street Food
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Street foodStreet food is food obtainable from a streetside vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall. While some street foods are regional, many are…
Boston Iced Tea (iced tea with cranberry juice)
"Cranberry iced tea" is cited in print since 1959, but the drink became popular in the early 1990s. By at least 1999, the Red Lobster restaurant chain offered its own cranberry iced tea,…
“Vote with their feet”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Foot votingIn demographics, foot voting describes the tendency of people to "vote with their feet", that is to migrate when they perceive situations…
“No one wants to eat in an empty restaurant”
"No one wants to eat in an empty restaurant" (or "Nobody wants to eat in an empty restaurant") means that, while people enjoy not waiting in a crowded restaurant, an empty…
Takedown
Entry in progress -- B.P. Merriam-Webster DictionaryMain Entry: 1take·down Pronunciation: \ˈtāk-ˌdau̇n\ Function: noun Date: 1893 1 : the action or an act of taking down 2 : something (as a…
“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…
“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…