life'n'food

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A true love of food isn’t born through watching culinary television programs, or cooking with a grandmother during the holidays. It doesn’t stem from enjoying eating, or hosting parties. A true love of food in my eyes is defined as a lifelong relationship with food in numerous capacities. A relationship filled with all of the discovery, strife, forgiveness, and understanding one might find in a committed human affair. All of which are underlined by a deep current of simultaneously inquisitive and euphoric obsession. Without these qualities, one can expect their relationship to food to remain as thin and tasteless as a Sunday morning communion wafer. I describe a superficial connection to food in this particularly blunt fashion because I care about food in such an intimate way. Though my words may imply some sort of exclusionary zealotry regarding food, they are not meant to convey that an interest in food is a bad thing. Rather, I simply want to express the difference between a hobby and a genuine passion. Growing up as a home-schooled child presented unique challenges and opportunities. Primary among these challenges was a lack of access to the extracurricular activities presented to youth in a public or private education setting. Music, athletics, performing and visual arts always seemed just out of reasonable reach. This is not to say that I didn’t have access to such activities. Rather, they simply required an additional input of effort that seemed just out of the realm of what my perpetually busy parents could viably manage. Instead, I took to activities that could be enjoyed at home. Eating became a source of comfort and pleasure for me. I can distinctly recall eyeing the large wrought iron clock over the mantle of our firep... ... middle of paper ... ...at requires precise knowledge and objectivity. Once I knew I was passionate about food in a way that most others couldn’t understand, I became determined to become an absolute food guru. Gurus are leaders in their fields, and provide guidance on a particular subject. Food is a uniquely multifaceted passion to have, and in order to be a food guru one must understand culinary history, art, science, and theory. After completing my culinary arts training in 2012, I decided to pursue science as the next logical step in my quest to gain complete understanding of food. Now, as a senior student of Culinology® at SMSU, I’ve begun considering where I would like to study food theory at the master level following my graduation. Ultimately, I want to reach the apex of food understanding, and have the ability to confidently profess anything about food to anyone willing to listen.

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