the memorable meal

A few days ago, I went out to dinner with two friends that were in town for the weekend. As we sat enjoying a meal of assorted small plates amidst the colorful décor of Sarma, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Somerville, we discussed the ability of a food space to encourage a certain type of conversation within its walls. My roommates and I often discuss the use of space within our own home as we seek to bring others in, but it was interesting to broaden the conversation to the restaurant space as well.

cultureKendall VandersliceJanuary 6, 2015food culture, food space, commensality Comment

critical thinking and the future of food

This past semester I took a course titled Food and Literature: The Invention of Modern-Day Food Writing. As we worked our way through 19th century French authors – Brillet-Savarin, Fourier – up to M.F.K. Fisher, A.J. Leibling, and Ruth Reichl, I continually found myself asking, “What’s the point?”

cultureKendall VandersliceJanuary 3, 2015food writing, food culture, gastronomyComment