How We Eat
Eat at Joe's linked to an interesting article today about how food habits can affect how we relate to our partners. The most glaring incompatibilities between Brooklynne and I are that she likes "yams" and I like sweet potatoes. Sometimes I like plain vanilla ice cream and she always likes stuff in hers. I love the Rat, and she won't eat there without a suppressed cringe. I like collards and she doesn't. But for the most part, we are food compatible. Not only that, but some of our favorite, most relaxing nights are spent cooking together. I usually chop/prep, and she usually minds the food on the stove. Then we eat and talk about how to make it better, or what esle we could do with that recipe, or what we would like to try next.
I would love to hear about your food stories. Do you have any really good or bad food compatibility stories to share?
Also, you know that I love to look at Time Magazine's online photo essays. There are some really beautiful images and you can usually find a gallery about almost any current news item. Here are some interesting links that I may have posted before, but they relate to the food topic.
One more thing... while poking around for an image to put on this entry, I ran across this letter dated December 14, 2007. Does anyone know any thing about this?
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I fully understand your love of the Rat. and at the same time Brooklynne's uppressed "cringing." I must say that though I understand your love, I am with Brooklynne. That place is so filthy, so I always felt like I was going to throw up while I was in there, and with every bite of food I ate. The extreme heat an lack of ventilation probably contributed. Call me a sissy lady, but I always preferred to go to Breadmans. Don't call me a sissy lady, though, if that would not be politically correct. I'd take a burrito at Cosmic Cantina any day of the week. Now it sounds like I can also select Chipotle. No culture there, though.
Aww. Closed, eh? I think my affection for the Rat comes much more from the memories of fellowship than from it's food, atmosphere, or the like. Maybe they'll make a comeback....?
I ate at the Rat - once. And had indigestion for about 24 hours after that. (I know...ONLY 24 hours??) Atmosphere was ok, and I know it's a great Franklin St. entity, but yech.
'What the World Eats' was really interesting. We Westerners are a spoiled bunch, that's for sure.