The foundation of America was built upon capitalism, consumerism and competition. It’s as if the use of the word “capitalism” promotes negative connotations these days. While we need to remember some of the beneficial things that came out of capitalism. “… in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish … Read More
My trip to India and S.E. Asia opened my eyes to a lot of things around food that we are not exposed to in the U.S. Imagine a farmer’s market going on every day with all the local people selling their freshly harvested farmed fruits and vegetables, and meat and … Read More
After 7 months of traveling and doing research for my sabbatical… “How Culture’s View of Communal Cooking Fosters Rich Human Connection” while I was in India and Thailand, it was time for me to just be with myself and explore Vietnamese food and if opportunity came for me to cook … Read More
In my search of the internet to see if there was anyone else that had done some degree of food tourism around culinary arts, gastronomy and food innovation research like I am doing, I came across this. I look forward to bring back my knowledge of Indian and Thailand food … Read More
I know some of you are probably tired of listening to my rants of spirituality and love and Buddhist dharma. So I thought I’d take a break from that, if only temporarily, so I can send you some of my latest cooking fun. I have spent about the last 3 … Read More
There is so much to this topic. After I wrote part 1, I realized there was a part 2 to all this… and most likely a part 3, 4, etc. as things unfold over time and travels. Different cultures have different ways of cooking/eating together. I’m trying not to have … Read More
This topic has been the focus and intention for my sabbatical and travels here in South and Southeast Asia. The agreement with my employer was for my exploration to be in India for two months. My time in India flew by so fast. I wanted to extend the exploration of … Read More
After exploring all the daily open markets in India, Nepal and now Thailand, it has become blatantly obvious to me how much we have lost track of the connection to our agricultural producers and food sources in the USA. The “grocery store” has become the place where our children think … Read More
During the last 3+ months of my travel through India and Nepal I was staying at Airbnb’s of families who were cooking daily for the family and making regular trips to the markets for fresh food. I participated in purchasing food and in the preparation. I was lucky that the … Read More
One of the main intentions I had in coming to India on sabbatical was to see, feel and experience how one pot cooking feeds the sense of belonging to those that are participating in the planning, preparation, cooking and eating. What was revealed to me right away were some of … Read More