Love = Food = Love
Yup. in my books there’s nothing more soothing than the execution of that thought.
In my family, food is how we express love, and my grandfather was the first to teach me that.
Is there anything more nourishing than love?
This past weekend I filmed my first snippets of a cooking show idea concept that I am working on for my thesis project. Yup can you believe it? After all this stress, complaining about the current food systems in place when they became apparent, and information-over-load-journey that is grad school, I am rounding the tail end of my program.
Thanks dear reader for sticking by me on this blog, I know it’s been a while and I’ve really grown a lot from your feedback on my not so candid thoughts :)
But I think the greatest thing that I will leave with in May after graduation, is that everybody has their own food stories to tell, and finding, digging, and searching for those stories is what gives me joy, and what has truly transformed me into a
food scholar.
I remember thinking to myself before I began this program, “wow. I’m going to be able to say that I am a food scholar, how cool is that?” And now it has become a part of me.
So I dedicate my on going search, and new found relationship to food to my grandfather, the one who had always inspired me to look into my heritage, and wear that cook pride with a smile. To my grandma who taught me not to waste, and for making cooking look so easy for a huge family (6-11 kids, plus extended family. now that is the ‘Toy San’ strength). To my mother, who inspired me to take care of my body, to nourish my sense of personal agency, and to take action. To my sisters who make food fun, whimsical, and creative, and to my dad, who has always supported my search for more, to discover and ask questions about all that’s out there, and to let me eat whatever I wanted while growing up. And last but not least, to my extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles, thanks for teaching me that food is a little bit about survival, that one must fight for, and enjoy the fun of it.
To my Lovely Boo, your love, support, and enthusiasm in helping me practice all of these things on a daily basis give me the courage to pursue my dreams.
Food, Family, and Love are interchangeable in my books, and I will continue to move forward with this thought.
Stay tuned to my first pilot episode! More details to come ;)
Eat something yummy for me today, I had the food lover’s worst nightmare: a bad bout of food poisoning last night. :( boo. So enjoy your food day and don’t take any of it for granted!
xoxo
J