Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 09, 2019

“How do I know it isn’t a forgery?”

Pig’s favorite signature dish?

S.P.A.M.

Is Ron a new character?

Fifty bucks…that’s a lot of meat.

and to think Ziggy’s and Jon Arbuckle’s favorite eateries as wel as Zack Hill’s school cafeteria were bizarre

At least give him a hot dog to wipe it up with.

That’s a sign of fraud, Pig.

And behind the scenes Rat is beating up Stephan for yet another dreadful joke.

Pig, you must bring Rat to tell that waiter a few words that are not worthy of being signed.

It’s Rat’s Biastro!

How sad but true.

In a fancy place the handwriting is on the wall

Mustard…really. All the classy places serve Pig with applesauce.

Ba-RUMP-Bump!

..yet every time I try squirting mustard onto anything, I have to put up with ‘mustard pee’ before the writing gets underway. (expression attributed to my 9 y/o grand-niece several summers ago at camp )

Actually, NO single meal at ANY restaurant is worth $50!

Wonder what Larry Croc would order ? …. Croc Power !

If we were asking we would agree!!!

Pairs well with a nice Cabernet.

That dish must be some pretty fine china to be worth $50.

It’s worth it to Ron…

This one cracked me up!!!

It really ain’t.

I demand to see the manager….

Mustard compliments ham.

“Gourmet” food is like swimwear… the less there is, the greater the cost.

Don’t ask about the house special.

“Good cuz I ain’t payin it!” ;o[

But it’s high-class mustard.

I think I’ve eaten there!

Is it Grey Poupon, at least?

Plus someone stole his wine between the first and second panels.

“Bring the chef out here. I am going to make him eat his words!”

Their flagship dish is a naval orange.

I give up. Please explain the point/pun/joke if there is one.

Ron must be the chef.

Reminds me of winter hikes in Boy Scouts, when we’d “yellow” write our names in the snow.

Pfft. Shoulda been ketchup.

Sounds like an ’80s “high end” trendy resturant.

As long as you have customers (suckers) like Pig, your “signature dish” is worth every penny you can get for it!

I, a dumb German, had to google it,but it meets the definition exactly.