I was taught in my Introduction to Anthropology [course in college], it is not just the great works of [hu]mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.
A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins. - Laurie Colwin
A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.
- Laurie Colwin
That family glaze of common references, jokes, events, calamities-that sense of a family being like a kitchen midden: layer upon layer of the things … - Laurie Colwin
That family glaze of common references, jokes, events, calamities-that sense of a family being like a kitchen midden: layer upon layer of the things …
A person cooking is a person giving. Even the simplest food is a gift. - Laurie Colwin
A person cooking is a person giving. Even the simplest food is a gift.
People who like to cook like to talk about food....without one cook giving another cook a tip or two, human life might have died out a long time ago. - Laurie Colwin
People who like to cook like to talk about food....without one cook giving another cook a tip or two, human life might have died out a long time ago.
The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is … - Laurie Colwin
The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is …
The sharing of food is the basis of social life. - Laurie Colwin
The sharing of food is the basis of social life.
Both happy and sad people can be cheered up by a nice meal. - Laurie Colwin
Both happy and sad people can be cheered up by a nice meal.
The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille. - Laurie Colwin
The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille.
And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends. - Laurie Colwin
And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends.
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