Darra Goldstein
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Crossing Cultural Divides
I love Tampopo and haven't seen it in years, so thank you for sharing this, Michelle! Thanks, too, for pointing out the absurdities-- to paraphrase Pogo, we have seen the butt of the joke and it is us. As with all great parody, we're uncertain a ... -
Bringing Up Baby
How charming! I agree with all your comments on what this film says about etiquette and eating and commensality. My favorite moment occurs about halfway through, when Baby suddenly confronts the camera and seems to offer the viewer his biscuit before retr ... -
Feeling Hollow
What a perversely sweet ending to this week’s banquet, Eric! And how appropriate for the season. I think its power lies in the first-person perspective you point out – we are complicit if not in the actual act, then in deriving pleasure from it. The bunni ... -
Re: Baby Carrots
Contemplating the Crunch
Thanks to all of you for your lively responses. As it happens, I never would have known of this video, either, had it not been for one of my students, who pointed it out to me with disdain, as an example of all that is wrong with the American food system. ... -
Re: Eyeball, Anyone?
Yum!
Yegads, even explorers have fallen prey to all the sustainability hype! I love how Chef Rurka speaks about sustainable practice against a backdrop of mounted trophies, without irony emphasizing how he sources exotic foods from all over the world. This rep ...