Today we’re going to talk a little bit about Spanish food; their fascinating culture and how they approach food and dining. Similar to the French, mealtime is very important to Spanish culture. It’s important to them that they eat slowly, and that it’s a social occasion, that they enjoy their […]

“I walked into the dining room to see tables of four already set – silverware, silver bread basket, off white ceramic plates, cloth napkins, clear glasses, and water pitchers laid out ready for lunch. I was standing inside my children’s public elementary school cafeteria, or canteen as the French call […]

Today, I thought it might be fun to talk about some US presidents and their favorite meals, with Thanksgiving coming up next week, and in honor of the elections. Next week, I’ll talk about some common and then some unusual Thanksgiving traditions for some ideas. But for now, let’s talk […]

 Today it’s a fun one. We’re going to talk about what we can learn from Masterchef. I’m sure you all know the show Masterchef. There’s Masterchef USA, there’s Masterchef Australia, and others. We mainly watch Masterchef USA and Masterchef Junior. It’s always so inspiring to me even what the young […]

Today we’re going to be talking about what we can learn from our grandparents and great grandparents about food and dining; our grandmothers and our mother’s past generations. I asked one of my daughters what she thinks of when she thinks of granny’s food, and she said that the food […]

Today, we’re going to talk about a fun topic, and that is what we can learn about food from children’s and young adults’ literature. Even literature for adults, like Jane Austen – I’m not sure what you would consider that. But there’s such beautiful descriptions of food and dining in […]