"Remove your judgement cape and just write, okay?" my Menu's instructor directed us. He called it our dream list. Projected on the screen at the front of the classroom was a blank powerpoint slide, he quickly started clicking through phrases that ellicted deep, personal, food related memories. We jotted down our responses and at the end he told us of a student who came up with 365 different food responses.
"If you have only 10 or 20 phrases on page, you need to ask yourself why you're here. Do you really love food? If you can't think of foods you love, what are you doing here?" He recommended we go home, put in our ear buds, drink a glass of wine, and continue our dream lists.
It feels really good to think about things you love, here's some of the phrases I remember:
-favorite seafood
-favorite cereal
-favorite summer time hamburger toppings
-ethnic foods from your childhood relating to your heritage
-favorite ice cream
-favorite snack
-foods to bring on a picnic
-favorite childhood food
-best bed time snack
-favorite shape of pasta
Who raised you? Where are the fruits and vegetables on this list? Seeded watermelon, fresh-picked blueberries, baked sweet potato fires with curry, sliced tomatos from Uncle Bob's garden......
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