Today when you see alcohol commercials on TV, the main images they show are people having a good time, relaxing and being social. But some alcohol’s have different connotations tied to them. Wine is perceived as more of a “high end” alcohol than beer or vodka. This is, in part because of the history ofContinue reading “Meaningful Foods: Wine”
Category Archives: Meaningful Foods
Meaningful Foods: Breadfruit
One afternoon, as I was relaxing on my day off, I received a very emphatic text from one of my work friends. We had been developing a menu based off foods that usually aren’t found in American restaurants. He told me that one of our other coworkers, who is Jamaican, told him about this fruitContinue reading “Meaningful Foods: Breadfruit”
Meaningful Foods: Kava Root
How do you relax after a long day? Do you come home, kick back, crack open a beer and watch your favorite reality TV show? Do you cook with your family and socialize around the dinner table? We all have our own rituals that we perform when we are looking to relax. This week inContinue reading “Meaningful Foods: Kava Root”
Meaningful Foods: Ghee
When I was first starting out in culinary school, one of the first things we were taught was how to make clarified butter. While the process was being explained to us, one of the other students spoke up, saying “Oh! This is kind of like ghee!” With my very limited knowledge of food at theContinue reading “Meaningful Foods: Ghee”
Meaningful Foods: Chinese Dumplings
Food can be more than just the nutrients you need to sustain life. Food can have many different meanings and uses for different people and cultures. Whether it be for ceremonies, religion, tradition or society; we all eat different foods at different occasions many times for reasons we are not aware of. This will beContinue reading “Meaningful Foods: Chinese Dumplings”
The Cultural Chef 