1.   As the name implied, Craft set out to deliver the culinary equivalent of Shaker furniture.

2.   A great soup can definitely be the culinary equivalent of the great basic-black dress.

3.   A tepid hot dog is the culinary equivalent of a blocked punt, as Komen admitted during our conversation.

4.   Highly coveted, the awards are widely regarded as the culinary equivalent of an Oscar.

5.   It is the culinary equivalent of the wood-paneled station wagon, polyester pantsuit and macrame plant holder.

6.   It is the culinary equivalent to the wood-paneled station wagon, polyester pantsuit and macrame plant holder.

7.   Other foods are the culinary equivalents of Amelia Earhart or Jimmy Hoffa, missing and presumed dead.

8.   Pasta is the culinary equivalent of a lifeboat.

9.   The menu at the Pershing Square pushcart also reflects the class shifts of New York, a sort of culinary equivalent to the Times Square cleanup.

10.   The men huddle around the oven in the culinary equivalent of a football Sunday.