it's a Man's World
How paradoxical that the world's greatest chefs 
have all been men! Cooking would clearly seem to be a 
field which lies exclusively within women's realm, yet 
the annals of cookery are replete with masculine manes: 
Brillat Savarin, Ritz, Diat, Larousse. To compound the 
puzzle, there has rarely been a tinge of rumor or scandal 
casting doubts on the masculinity of these heroes of cuisine.

A flash in the pan--the rookie hit many home runs in spring 
training, but once the season began he proved to be a 
flash in the pan.
(promising at the start but then disappointing)