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Diets and Celebrities seem to have one major thing in common; they are just fads. Coming into fashion when it suits and kicked to the curb afterwards. Although, in the modern day you cannot have one without the other. Anthony Warner, or the ‘Angry Chef’, had touched...
When group five conducted their activity about extreme diets, I couldn’t help but think of David Bowie’s infamous one in the mid-70s of red peppers, full-fat milk, cigarettes, and ‘mountains of cocaine[1]’. This, along with the Angry Chef’s remarks, made me...
The statement “There’s no such thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ food” raises the controversial issue of debate surrounding food. Food can be categorized into binary terms of ‘’good’’ and ‘’bad’’ based on different perspectives. However, food being such a universal topic,...
What does a healthy relationship with food look like? In terms of physically eating, being flexible with meals and eating a balanced diet. I agree with Anthony Warner, “eat some vegetables. Get enough protein. A bit of fat, especially the essential ones. Some...
Flash Back Scene, Ratatouille Relationships form with and around food. A specific memory can stem from a meal, placing the individual in a position to reminisce. The ability to re-experience the past when eating is stimulated by five sensorial features; taste,...
(Don watches Megan eat orange sherbet in 'Far Away Places' Mad Men Season 5, Episode 6. Photo Credit: AMC) Shakespeare, unsurprisingly, recognised how important food references are in good, thought-provoking stories. Of course, there was precedent before in...
My relationship with food has been a mostly happy one. But when I scroll through Instagram and see hordes of lifestyle bloggers frothing over the latest fad diet, with their stick-thin arms and flat stomach I can't help feel a twinge of regret about the KFC snack box...
In what ways is food a personal experience and in what ways is it a combination of quality ingredients and cooking expertise? Which do you think is more important? I imagine that at a high end restaurant, quality ingredients and cooking expertise would inevitably...
A point from Andrew's lecture weighs on my mind. That to be healthy you can't be poor. This speaks to me from what I have seen in my travels overseas. For 9 months I lived in Argentina, where I saw the effects of Austerity politics first hand. Graffiti on the streets...
When I first read the food critic’s review of Grove Restaurant, my immediate reaction was quiet discomfort. At first, I could not understand what caused this reaction, but after some reflection, I now understand. It’s the idea of food as a symbol of status, and the...
Above: NoodzReviews I have forever felt disconnected to the traditional publisher; I never felt connected to the political analyst, the posh food critic, nor the editor. Only with our recent guest speakers did ‘fine dining’ resemble any form of sense (and in all...
Upon hearing what Dr. Inouye’s session would be about, I was secretly intrigued. Although I had no prior knowledge of the subject and had not yet done the reading, even the vague promise of a guide to improvement somehow hooked my attention. What if I could use...