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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, February 7, 2012

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

XIII: It is heresy to insist that we must not mix wines: a man’s palate can grow numb and react dully to even the best bottle after the third glass from it.–Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, from The Physiology of Taste

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician who gained fame as an epicure and gastronome. Many consider him the best food critic ever. His 8-volume, famous work, Physiologie du goût (The Physiology of Taste), was published in December 1825, two months before his death.

We love this food timeline/infographic!

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, February 6, 2012 Permalink 0

If you’re interested in food history, take a look at this food timeline/infographic discovered by Rambling Epicure contributor Alice DeLuca. It covers just about everything there is to cover, from prehistoric grains such as emmer grain circa 17,000 B.C. and einkorn grain circa 16,000 B.C. to modern food terms such as Twecipes & Recessipes. This is a true reference for lovers of food history, and definitely one to be bookmarked.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, February 6, 2012

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, February 6, 2012 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.–St. Jerome, c. 395

St. Jerome (formerly Saint Hierom) was a Roman Catholic priest, confessor, theologian and historian, who also became a Doctor of the Church. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), and writings are extensive.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, February 3, 2012

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, February 3, 2012 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

We plan, we toil, we suffer — in the hope of what? A camel-load of idol’s eyes? The title deeds to Radio City? The Empire of Asia? A trip to the moon? No, no, no, no. Simply to wake just in time to smell coffee and bacon and eggs. And, again I cry, how rarely it happens! But when it does happen — then what a moment, what a morning, what a delight?–J.B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley, OM known as J. B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright and broadcaster. He published 26 novels, notably The Good Companions (1929), as well as numerous dramas, such as An Inspector Calls. His output included literary and social criticism.

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Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, February 2, 2012

Published by Jonell Galloway + Thursday, February 2, 2012 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish.–W. H. Auden

Anglo-American poet Wystan Hugh Auden, who published under the name W. H. Auden, was born in England, and later became an American citizen. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. The central themes of his poetry are love, politics and citizenship, religion and morals, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.

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Will the “lost decade” change our wasteful ways when it comes to food?

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, January 30, 2012 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

The Hard Facts, the Numbers

Now that food prices are on the rise and people in developed countries are tightening their purse strings, we are beginning what IMF Managing Director Christine LaGarde refers to as the “lost decade.” We are starting to think about food waste and food budgets — not something we talked much about over the last few decades. Unless we were in finance, we watched the price of cacao, but not much else.

“The average British shopper estimates that they bin almost 10% of the food bought in their weekly shop, while 8% admit to throwing away as much as a quarter of their food on a regular basis, according to new research on Monday,” says The Guardian.

Slow Food News: The Conundrum of Buying Healthy, Fair and Cheap

Published by Jonell Galloway + Friday, January 27, 2012 Permalink 0

Slow Food U.S.A. founder Josh Viertel ended up losing a large number of his core supporters after sponsoring what seemed like an idea in line with the hard economic times. How did he do this? By sponsoring the “ Challenge,” in which people were asked to “sign a pledge to cook a slow-food meal for not much more than the cost of a McDonald’s Extra Value Meal. To some, it was heresy.”

Many of its core members didn’t agree, since Slow Food’s message has been from the beginning that Americans were going to have to accept to pay more if farmers were to get fair pay.

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Say Cheese!

Published by Alice + Monday, December 19, 2011 Permalink 0

by Alice DeLuca

Many years ago, on a train traveling slowly through the French countryside – I don’t remember exactly where and I refuse to invent a location for the sake of a story — I met a man whose job it was to sell cheese mold. This friendly man was sitting in the same compartment with me. I was naturally apprehensive when he started to speak. Sometimes men traveling on trains want to share stories and sometimes they want to show young women other things whether the women are interested or not, but that is another story.

David Downie: Christmas in Paris is All about Eating and Drinking, What Happened to Jesus?

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, December 19, 2011 Permalink 0

In most Christian countries, Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus, to more or lesser degrees. In consumer-driven countries, much of Jesus’ birthday is lost as people scurry around looking for the perfect Christmas gifts.

David Downie thinks Christmas in Paris is focused mostly on food, and just a little on Jesus. The more foie gras, smoked salmon, champagne, and everything else rich under the sun you can slide down your gullet, the better. It’s about good food, but also about excess. It’s about dressing up all pretty and going from one meal or party to another. It’s about having a crise de foie or “liver attack”, as the French call it, after the holidays.

Read David Downie’s take on it.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, December 19, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Monday, December 19, 2011 Permalink 0

by Simón de Swaan

There is a remarkable breakdown of taste and intelligence at Christmastime. Mature, responsible grown men wear neckties made of holly leaves and drink alcoholic beverages with raw egg yolks and cottage cheese in them.–P.J. O’Rourke

Patrick Jake “P. J.” O’Rourke (1947-) is an American political satirist, journalist, writer, and author. O’Rourke is the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute and is a regular correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard.