Dining is no longer about long and tiresome preparation in our kitchen. And it is not really about eating to satisfy our stomach, it is more about the dressing up, the conversation and the getting out from the normal routine. Hunger is for the cravings …palate tasters are what dining is all about.
Fine dining are in, or haven’t you heard?....”Do you cook?” somebody asked. “Of course not!” I answered back. Great parties are not about knowing how to cook, but all about finding good and fabulous caterers and restaurants!!!!!!
Now, you visit a friend’s home during special events like Christmas or New Year who is bragging gourmet excellence with his recipes snitched from one of the mushrooming gourmet restaurants in the internet….yay! I believed – and every meal is judged on the outlandishly clever gourmet competency of the home-maker-turned-chef., but does his salmon salad come laced with chevre? Has it been garnished just so? If not, it’s not good enough to be plated up! Lol……..
And it’s not just the chic young men and women flaunting their culinary skills, it’s about ensuring that you have a system in place to replicate this sensational food – anytime and with the least bother. And to that end, my cravings struggling with understanding my desire to have my grilled cod from ZUMA , my Mediterranean bread on multigrain herb focaccia in Armani where I simply adore grilled zucchini and eggplant with mixed Italian paste! And who cares I don’t know the difference and the meaning of ‘au gratin’ and parmigiana..? I just love to savor the good life.
All along, the conversation tinkles with very profound discussions on fashion politics, who is in and the totally outs, and whether the food on your plate would work better with the coconut soufflé or the champagne tart. It’s the easy way out of pretentious course and is somehow that crass, Med-Italian sort of thing one can do, to remain cool after all that soul-searching food.
Talking about soul-searching food, the chef- next-door believes in cooking from your heart, and with ingredients of love. How much can you cook from your heart, when your stomach is empty and how much love can emanate from that drop of extra virgin olive oil ? then, eat your heart out!
The thrill lies in the pleasure-seekers. After all, can you really be eating shawarma or plain looking dishes in your neighborhood resto in your Jimmy Choos, Christian Louboutin and Herve Leger?
But frankly? it is worth sharing , if merely to prove that the world is your personal oyster and you have an international, exclusive and very über-chic cooking in a state-of-the-art kitchen, er, not yours gorgeous....…but in that five star hotel overlooking at your window!!
So if your new year’s resolution( as if) is about wishing you having a 24 inch waistline,...behave, eat today and diet tomorow!!!!!!!!!!
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