A wonderful piece, some fascinating ideas about food and hunger, where we are hungry not only for food itself, but the meaning behind the food.
Following my own time in culinary school I was overwhelmed by the flavours of the world, all of the wonderful and exotic ways that the familiar and unfamiliar might be prepared.
However, I'm thankful these days for the trending return of simple, ingredient focused cooking which allows our native food culture, stingy as Mr. Bryson may think it, to shine. Langoustines, rhubarb, offal, all are a truer prize for the English food lover than the banh mi or empenada.
St. John, and the food philosophy of Fergus Henderson has been crucial in re-establishing this fact.
Gosh, what a sumptuous comment this was. You have put that so well. Yes—I thoroughly agree. Thank you, moreover, for the leads on where to turn next… for further morsels of such a culinary outlook… Thank you, again—so much.
Well, isn't this delightful! Any essay that kicks off in the House of Temperance bodes well for me... and it just keeps getting better! Also, I think you would enjoy Nigel Slater's A Thousand Feasts, if you haven't read it already.
Hannah! No, I have not, and greedily scrawl down the recommendation. (Thank you!) This comment means an awful, awful lot from you. Thank you so much for your generosity in leaving it.
"One needn’t detail that he is played by Hugh Grant, because as far as I am concerned Mr. Curtis is unable to make a film without Hugh Grant in it."
Bro has clearly not experienced the encouragement of enjoying life and those we love in Curtis' 'About Time'.
But seriously this was such an interesting read about genres which are too easy to overlook and the comparison of travel writing to writing about food felt so insightfully obvious when laid out.
Would you recommend this ‘About Time’ lark, then? My mum reckons that Mr. Curtis just views Mr. Grant as a more attractive version of himself. (Is there something in that?) But anyway, I joke. Amy, this was a truly lovely comment. Thank you so much. ☺️
A fascinating theory your mother has. I think I can see it.
Tbf you'd probably enjoy About Time. At least the latter half. The romantic plot of the first half ain't bad but the second half is all about the enjoyment of life and cherishing every moment.
A wonderful piece, some fascinating ideas about food and hunger, where we are hungry not only for food itself, but the meaning behind the food.
Following my own time in culinary school I was overwhelmed by the flavours of the world, all of the wonderful and exotic ways that the familiar and unfamiliar might be prepared.
However, I'm thankful these days for the trending return of simple, ingredient focused cooking which allows our native food culture, stingy as Mr. Bryson may think it, to shine. Langoustines, rhubarb, offal, all are a truer prize for the English food lover than the banh mi or empenada.
St. John, and the food philosophy of Fergus Henderson has been crucial in re-establishing this fact.
Great writing!
Gosh, what a sumptuous comment this was. You have put that so well. Yes—I thoroughly agree. Thank you, moreover, for the leads on where to turn next… for further morsels of such a culinary outlook… Thank you, again—so much.
Well, isn't this delightful! Any essay that kicks off in the House of Temperance bodes well for me... and it just keeps getting better! Also, I think you would enjoy Nigel Slater's A Thousand Feasts, if you haven't read it already.
Hannah! No, I have not, and greedily scrawl down the recommendation. (Thank you!) This comment means an awful, awful lot from you. Thank you so much for your generosity in leaving it.
"One needn’t detail that he is played by Hugh Grant, because as far as I am concerned Mr. Curtis is unable to make a film without Hugh Grant in it."
Bro has clearly not experienced the encouragement of enjoying life and those we love in Curtis' 'About Time'.
But seriously this was such an interesting read about genres which are too easy to overlook and the comparison of travel writing to writing about food felt so insightfully obvious when laid out.
Super interesting. And now I'm kinda hungry. <3
Would you recommend this ‘About Time’ lark, then? My mum reckons that Mr. Curtis just views Mr. Grant as a more attractive version of himself. (Is there something in that?) But anyway, I joke. Amy, this was a truly lovely comment. Thank you so much. ☺️
A fascinating theory your mother has. I think I can see it.
Tbf you'd probably enjoy About Time. At least the latter half. The romantic plot of the first half ain't bad but the second half is all about the enjoyment of life and cherishing every moment.
Keep slaying and writing 🫡