In my sometimes solitary life style as globetrotting hotelier I more often than not find myself in the position of dining alone. As I have previously discussed in an earlier blog: https://culinarygypsy.com/2011/02/11/raising-the-bar-or-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-eating-alone-at-the-bar/ Not always does one feel like dining alone in a restaurant and indeed I find my end of day habit of cooking for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Culinary rants
The politics of gastronomy – How food shapes our culture and us
“Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are,”wrote renowned gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825. Obviously we have to eat or we would die of starvation but there is more to it than that. We love to eat; eating makes us feel good; certain foods actually secrete enzymes that stimulate our … Continue reading
Originally posted on culinarygypsy:
Who Criticizes the Critics? It is strange that I never became a restaurant critic since the job does combine two of my favourite pass times: eating and criticizing. Over years of meals cherished or loathed, I too, like most of us, became a self-appointed expert. Likes and dislikes are formed; opinions…
SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci In cooking, simplicity is the ultimate sign of perfection but it is also the hardest thing to achieve perfectly. There is a Zen philosophy that states “it is more important to emphasize what there isn’t rather than what there is” When you think of it, the … Continue reading
On Gastronomic Globalization
Usually I cut my fellow culinarians some slack in the way they depict the dishes on their menus. If they feel it is absolutely indispensable to give information about certain ingredients (where the baby octopus on your plate took its first swim) and other key details like the exact time, place and date the potato … Continue reading
I don’t hate vegetarians in fact some of my best friends……….
I’m proud to say that I have survived the last loony century and integrated nicely into the present one, reaching the 60 year plus yard line, a baby boomer who came of age in the swinging 60’s and early hippie-fied 70’s meaning I’ve seen a lot of idiotic food fads come and go. Remember “Macrobiotic”? … Continue reading
