“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I have a dolphin tattoo on my right bicep, put there in 1993 to remind me, every time I shave, to have more fun and spend more time mucking about in the water.
A few years ago I decided to get a manatee inscribed on the other shoulder, to remind me to slow down and eat more salads. I haven't got that one yet, but I will.
For whatever reason, I also cook. Thus, this blog. I will comment and attempt to instruct (and, perhaps, from time to time, edify) with regard to food and the myriad related things, keeping in mind the Latin maxim, “De gustibus non est disputandum.”
I look forward to writing here, and intend to confine my work in this context to three aspects of the kitchen: tools, techniques, and ingredients. Tools, because the right tool makes the difference (keeping in mind what Art Mitchell said to me long ago when I showed him my first good camera: "Remember, it's not the gun, but the gunner."). Techniques, because the Zen proverb says, "It's not where you're going, it's how you're going." And Ingredients, because Ingredients are our medium.
Our lives are complicated, and here we will look for opportunities to find stillness in the maelstrom.
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