Category Archives: Food Writing

Spreading the Sensuality

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Francois Lachance

This opening brings to mind the need for expanded food security and food literacy so that more can enjoy the pleasures rehearsed here. For countless Americans living on their own, cooking for one is a fact of daily living. Far … Continue reading →

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Still Point Sipping

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Francois Lachance

A previous posting about a tea poem by Robert Finch focused on the accoutrements. This poem, a tour of a tea merchant’s shop, derives some of its verve and energy from an enumeration of types: Ling Ching, Chunmee, Pi Lo … Continue reading →

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Death By Chocolate

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Long before there was a cake by that name, there was an anecdote: It was said that a nobleman of Louis XIII’s court had offended the honour of one of the ladies-in-waiting. She was so incensed that she poisoned a … Continue reading →

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Between Bites

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Francois Lachance

The main ingredient … DINNER. A major daily activity, which can be accomplished in worthy fashion only by intelligent people. It is not enough to eat. To dine, there must be diversified, calm conversation. It should sparkle with the rubies … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Steeped in Its Lore

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Robert Finch. “A Cup of Tea” in The Grand Duke of Moscow’s Favourite Solo This begins with a description of the equipment needed and goes on to muse about labour and climate. […] How many gestures till a cup of … Continue reading →

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On the Hob

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Nigel Slater Eat: The little book of fast food Unlike opening the oven door, grabbing a tea towel and sliding out the baking dish, you simply have to lift the lid and you are immediately in touch with your food. … Continue reading →

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Guarding Gardens

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Francois Lachance

John Edgar Wideman. Hiding Place. Late now for putting seeds in the ground. There was a time they turned the ground from the back porch all the way to the trees at the edge of the hill. Long straight furrows … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Francois Lachance

I just finished reading Eden Robinson, The Sasquatch at home: traditional protocols and modern storytelling. There is a passage that put me in mind of the important ongoing work on food security. Economics […] mentally taking notes about the irony … Continue reading →

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Herbs: to crush, smell and cook

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Francois Lachance

The introduction to Sauce Chivry begins I like herb sauces. They mean summer, when so many fish are at their best — and look their best, served with a pale green sauce. I like walking down the garden — the … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Joy: Map-o-Spread

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Francois Lachance

Yolande Villemaire La Vie en prose Montreal: Les Herbes Rouges, 1980 p. 19-20 Il y a trois quarts d’heure d’attente au El Paradiso, mais comme on veut fêter ça en grande, on donne nos noms et on s’en va boire … Continue reading →

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