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The bigness of small talk
It is during these shared mealtimes that we are often required to engage in what is known as ‘small talk’. Except that it isn’t small at all. It eludes many of us and can become a bigger concern than the dress code and the food options. When we start to consider dinnertime conversations in this… Read more
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Just a taste
The point is that most of the time, we are not tasting food, we are eating it. When we are being asked to have ‘just a taste’, it almost invariably leads to something else. Tasting is never ‘just’ a taste. Read more
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Why I don’t like food anymore
Liking or not liking food has become such a driving force of our eating practices that it traps us in situations that are resistant to change. Which is why I don’t like food anymore. I still enjoy food. I’m just trying to avoid saying the words ‘like’ or ‘don’t like’ when it comes to assessing… Read more
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Lip-smacking good?
The shortest distance between us isn’t laughter. It’s a lip-smack. These sounds not only mimic those of eating but can be used to enact eating on behalf of someone else. As if we’re joining in with them or eating for them, sounding their bodily practices. Read more
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Porridge for dinner
I remembered the porridge drawer when I was wondering if having porridge for dinner constituted a proper meal. Like, just for me, when the rest of the family were elsewhere. When something simple and comforting is called for. Then I realised just how strong the notion of a ‘proper meal’ can become embedded in how… Read more
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Eating stories
The performance of identity needs to be tweaked, revised, re-established on a continual basis. You have to do this not only for yourself, but for other people. Stanley Tucci’s Big Night is a reminder that our eating stories are always situated in a wider context, always competing with the stories of others. Read more
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