Carolyn Korsmeyer
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A comedy of noodles
I saw Tampopo some years ago, somewhat hectored into renting a video because I was writing on taste at the time and everyone I spoke to extolled the film. I very much like the emphasis you put on the comic elements, Michelle, because comedy has both serio ... -
Baby's gesture
What a charming glimpse of a little meal, antique yet familiar. Is it my imagination, or do the gestures of the baby indicate that he is not only learning how to eat but also how to share? It is hard to tell if the hand gestures are just random, or if he ... -
Oh Poor Bunny! How can I so
Oh Poor Bunny! How can I so heartlessly smile at your tortures? This amusing piece dramatizes how easily we see an image and then cannot overcome it as it succumbs to what it really is: in this case meltable chocolate. I, like Michelle, was put in mind of ... -
Re: Baby Carrots
Faux Babies
What? Baby carrots are not really baby carrots but miniature whittled-down misshapen adult carrots? How did I miss this? Peeled vegetables rapidly lose flavor, and I have always found that (so-called) baby carrots lack taste. Perhaps Darra has revealed wh ... -
Re: Eyeball, Anyone?
From disgusting to delicious
Thanks to everyone for your thought-provoking observations. Disgust responses to food are indeed very complex and interesting, and the high-class venue provided by the Explorer's Club furnishes still more layers to think through. It did not occur to ...