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Probably proper knife skills. I'm a klutzy girl!

Genuine food means real ingredients, simply made, and meant to be shared!

We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?

I go to school right by there, and once I stopped in out of curiosity. I ordered a slice of something or other, and after it was cut, on it's way to being transferred to a place, it fell on its side rather than staying upright. The woman behind the counter actually threw the slice away and tried again to be sure I would be presented with a slice standing up!! Seriously. So I don't know that we can blame the people behind the counter. I think it must be policy, and it's not their fault if they have to follow it.

Well I tell you what, he can get away with it a lot more easily because he's a man. If some new mother were to go around getting shit-canned, you can bet everyone would be screaming for her head. Think of the children! Only women are expected to completely clean it up for the sake of the family.

The idea of not sharing recipes drives me up the wall. One of the greatest things about food and cooking is the ability to share with others. I can't fathom why just because some recipe is a popular one in my family I should withhold it from yours. Besides, most everyone got their recipes from somewhere, so refusing to share is, to me, selfish and childish. Just my opinion.

That was some of the best food writing I think I've ever read. By the way, I did the same thing, nibbling off the little gold frame and then eating around the figure. Nice work!

Nebagakid and Emgroff, yes. Exactly.

Trianglefoodie, I'm sure that for many middle class families packing a healthy lunch isn't a problem. But for those in a lower socio-economic class, with much less access to healthy food choices because of both availability and cost, some governmental support is necessary. I think disregarding systemic inequalities and patently dismissing the "nanny government" is a mistake and kind of reductive.

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Totally, and its crossed my mind that those who are the most obsessed with "foodieism" are making up for something. Who cares about justifying what you like? Snobs in general are annoying.

I never think it's a bad idea for the general population to have a voice, and I tend to distrust those who do. For example, we've all heard the stories of professional restaurant critics who go to lengths in order to mask their identities since service changes depending on the customer. Perhaps this is why restaurants can be so hostile to blogs which voice the opinions of the average person, those of us who don't get the start treatment. Furthermore, I'm dong a PhD in art history. Does this mean that my opinion of art is the only valid one because I do it for a living (or will someday)? Are you not allowed to like or dislike the things you see at MoMA because you're not a professional? I think not.