Bar Chef
"Bar chef" is a modern term for a "mixologist," or a person who concocts drinks. Both terms are used to differentiate from the stardard job title of "bartender."…
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“Cut the mustard”
Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)mustard, n. and adj.slang (orig. U.S.). Something which adds piquancy or zest; that which sets the standard or is the best of anything. to cut…
Mixologist
"Mixologist" or "bartender"? Some people say that the terms describe the same person; others say that "mixologist" is merely a fancy name to add an additional few…
Bartender
A "bartender" (also "bar-tender" or "bar tender") is someone who "tends" to or serves drinks at a "bar." Other names for this job include…
Rib-Off
A "rib-off" (not a "rip-off," and having nothing to do with "Adam's rib") is also called a "rib cook-off." It's a cooking contest where ribs and…
Pie-Off
A "pie-off" is like a "bake-off," except only pies can be entered in the baking competition. The "cook-off" is the original of the "-off" words to describe…
“The bread never falls but on its buttered side”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Answers.comProverbs: The bread never falls but on its buttered side A formulation of Murphy's Law; cf. if anything can go wrong, it will. His bread never fell on the…
“Take all you want, but eat all you take”
"Take all you want, but eat all you take" (sometime given as "Eat all you want, but eat all you take" or "Eat/Take all you can, but eat all you take") was a food…
Cotton Candy (Candy Floss; Fairy Floss)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cotton candyCotton candy (American English), candy floss (British English), or fairy floss (Australian English) is a form of spun sugar. Since it consists of…
Candy Cane
The origins of the candy cane are said to date back to the 1600s in Germany. Tradition has it that Bavarian immigrant August Imgard of Wooster, Ohio, put candy canes on America's first…
Aggie Punch
Aggie Punch is most likely named after the Texas A&M Aggies, although other "agricultural" colleges also use the Aggie nickname. The drink contains tequila, lime juice and…
Cosmoquila (cocktail)
A Cosmoquila cocktail is a Cosmopolitan cocktail with tequila instead of vodka. The Cosmoquila cocktail is cited in print since 2000 and has been promoted by the Casa Noble Tequila Company. Other…
Texas Wedgie
The Nickelodeon children's television show iCarly featured several "Texas wedgies" in 2008. A "wedgie" is when someone's undergarments are pulled up to wedge between…
“Breakfast Anytime” (”...so I ordered French toast in the Renaissance”)
The Waffle House and IHOP (International House of Pancakes) have been serving breakfast all day ("breakfast anytime") since the 1950s. Jack in the Box has served breakfast all day since…
“If it moves, tax it”
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan said: "Back then (before 1981 -- ed.), government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps…
“The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money”
Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979-1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975-1990. In a speech to the Conservative Party Conference on October 10, 1975,…
Cube Steak
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Cube steakCube steak is a cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, tenderized by fierce pounding with a meat mallet, or use of an electric tenderizer.…
La Paloma (cocktail)
The Paloma (or "La Paloma," Spanish for "the dove") cocktail is similar to the Margarita, with both cocktails containing tequila. While the Margarita contains Triple Sec, the…
Caracas on the Hudson
"Caracas on the Hudson" is similar to "Moscow on the Hudson" (the title of a 1984 movie starring Robin Williams). It means that the values of Caracas (the capital and largest…
Mexican Caviar (ant larvae or escamoles)
Caviar is the processed, salted roe of fish (usually sturgeon). "Mexican caviar" is a nickname that has been applied to insect eggs in Mexico that resemble and that eaten similar to…