There’s been a dizzying array of apocalyptic policy news in the past month. Lodged somewhere in between the madness is a host of gargantuan food policy potentialities–including… Read more “Food policy roundup 2017: utopia or imminent foodpocalypse”
Tag: meal
Dish of the day: radish and poached eggs
Boiling water in a small pot has got to be one of the best things – what can you fit in there? Toss a few whole radishes… Read more “Dish of the day: radish and poached eggs”
Worlds pass between one bite and another
To quote MFK Fisher is to drive at the heart of what it is to share food, to be human. I have quoted (perhaps a bit too)… Read more “Worlds pass between one bite and another”
Bites from the Smithsonian: a (chokingly) abridged history of the all-‘merican meal
Some bites from the Smithsonian’s historical page: “Key Ingredients: America By Food” (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) “The First Thanksgiving,” 1914 Painting by: Jennie… Read more “Bites from the Smithsonian: a (chokingly) abridged history of the all-‘merican meal”
Big Neighborhood Supper
This awesomely radical (i.e. idyllic) event-meal took place in summer ’09. A local food “performance project” in Urbana, Illinois, it brought together key themes of: community-building communication,… Read more “Big Neighborhood Supper”
Chef de scène / Auteur de répas
Cinematic mealscapes are on many people’s minds these days thanks to popularization of the space by such films as Julie & Julia, or Food, Inc. Before food… Read more “Chef de scène / Auteur de répas”
Reclaiming the family dinner? Or just re-conceiving?
Why study the family dinner? Well, for one it’s changing. Once a steadfast source of physical and communicative nourishment (intimacy, for better or worse, between your sister,… Read more “Reclaiming the family dinner? Or just re-conceiving?”
Come and Have a Chicky Meal, Cuz You’re Gonna Love This Deal
Your Jewish grandmother isn’t the only one that sees the meal as performance space. I was fascinated watching this odd new work by NYC performance (and graphic… Read more “Come and Have a Chicky Meal, Cuz You’re Gonna Love This Deal”
Deciphering a Meal – Honouring Mary Douglas
Sometimes at home, hoping to simplify the cooking, I ask, “Would
you like to have just soup for supper tonight? I mean a
good thick soup?
instead of supper. It’s late and you must be hungry. It won’t take a minute
to serve.” Then an
argument starts: “Let’s have soup now, and supper
when you are ready.” “No no, to serve two meals would be more work.
But if you like, why not start with the soup and fill up with pudding?”
“Good heavens! What sort of a meal is that? A beginning and an end and no
middle.” “Oh, all right then, have the soup as it’s there, and I’ll do a
Welsh rarebit as well.” When they have eaten soup, Welsh rarebit, pud
ding, and cheese: “What a lot of plates. Why do you make such elaborate
suppers?” They proceed to argue that by taking thought I could satisfy the
full requirements of a meal with a
single, copious dish. Several rounds of
this conversation have given me a practical interest in the categories and
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meanings of food. I needed to know what defines the category of a meal
in our home.
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Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy
When hillbillies come to table, circa 1942, craziness is bound to ensue. God love it, the ‘table’ serves to mediate many odd relationships, gender and otherwise, but… Read more “Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy”
Meals Making News: QUICK
Why do some meals get covered by the major media conglomerates? I’m not the one to answer that. Sure, sure, because the meal must be connected to some political,… Read more “Meals Making News: QUICK”
Proof that America Never Gives Up Trying: Brian Boitano Has a Cooking Show
This is proof that America will never, ever, ever give up the good fight. Food Network: What Would Brian Boitano Make? p.s. It’s already begun it’s second season.… Read more “Proof that America Never Gives Up Trying: Brian Boitano Has a Cooking Show”
Eating Together by Li-Young Lee : The Poetry Foundation
In the steamer is the trout seasoned with slivers of ginger, two sprigs of green onion, and sesame oil. We shall eat it with rice for… Read more “Eating Together by Li-Young Lee : The Poetry Foundation”
Meal [1]
Primary dictionary entry for “meal” … note it has nothing to do with sharing food. English is a hybrid, but still hard to decipher sometimes. meal1 (ml)… Read more “Meal [1]”
Magic of the Meal
Have you eaten a meal before? How about with someone else? Yea? You might recognize what this blog is about, better yet, you might have an experience… Read more “Magic of the Meal”
