"I would," she answered, giving a polite nod in deference to the offer.  Genies [i]did[/i] in fact eat and drink like anyone else.  Usually, however, they simply conjured their food into existence.  Convenient, but it killed the flavoring.  "However," she warned him (she didn't want to, but it was one of her duties as a genie), "in order to eat, I must become tangible, meaning anyone will be able to see and hear me."  She lifted an eyebrow slightly - she wanted to see how he'd respond to this one.  "Shall I accompany you to your kitchen, where others might see me, or simply wait here alone, where none will?"