humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of chefs, professionals, amateurs, inspiring youth, influencers, and general feel good human stories in the Feast food sphere.
Anthony Bourdain; A Changing of Lives
Friday 8th June 2018, Anthony Bourdain was found dead in Strasbourg, France; supposed suicide. The very earth in which we stand shook for many as a realization of just how precious this life can be. He was gone.
Mrs. ConleyPublished 6 years ago in FeastMy Love for Baking
My love for baking started when I was a little girl. When I was growing up all my birthday cakes were homemade by my mom. As I got older I tried my luck at making my own birthday cakes for my birthday. Some cakes that I made I had help and some cakes that I made turned out good. During my last year of high school, I helped my mom bake a lot of delicious goodies for a school bake sale for project graduation at my school. I still love to bake cakes. cupcakes, cookies, and other sweet treats because it's fun and I need to practice my baking skills.
Carrie BoothPublished 6 years ago in FeastJust Have Fun With It
When it comes to cooking, I will be the first to admit that 90 percent of the time I have absolutely no idea what I am doing. However, this should not stop you from giving it your best effort. Don't be afraid to explore your cooking skills and see what you can come up with on your own. You never know when you might stumble upon something good by just winging it. I like to call these little blunders "accidentally delicious," because even though you had no idea what you were doing, you still made something edible. You are never too young or too old to start.
The Comfort of Chocolate!
The obsession with Chocolate? I am completely and utterly obsessed with Chocolate. I love everything about it: the smooth creamy taste of it melting in your mouth, the rich brown colour of it, how it goes with everything from fruits, like strawberries and melon, to how it melts and makes your mouth water. It's sweet and creamy, and extremely addicting. All my friends always refer to me when they hear anything about chocolate, and I always get tagged in posts that say "Tag a girl who is addicted to chocolate." Well, I'm that girl, that's for sure! If I could eat chocolate on EVERYTHING I probably would.
Taylor LarsenPublished 6 years ago in FeastBed Picnic
I first heard about bed picnic from Padma Lakshmi on a popular YouTube series called Hot Ones, a talk show with “hot questions and even hotter wings” hosted by Sean Evans. Lakshmi, an actress and author, is best known for being the long-serving host of the Bravo series, Top Chef. Less than two minutes into the interview, Sean asks Padma about “bed picnic.”
The Master Taster
Boil fresh water in a copper kettle. Place precisely 5g of leaves into a lidded white ceramic cup. Add 280 mls of the boiled water and allow to infuse for exactly six minutes. Strain into a bowl.
Hazel HitchinsPublished 6 years ago in FeastMy Coffee Journey
I find it amusing, thinking about how much I love coffee now considering my first few encounters with it. I haven't always loved coffee. I remember the first time I ever tried it. I was in the car with my dad on the way to school when I slipped a sip from his travel mug just as he looked in the other direction. I instantly regretted it. I had been led to believe from media everywhere that this mysterious drink was the thing that kept the world turning. Nothing could be done before a coffee fix had been had. So you can imagine my disappointment when I wasn't greeted into the exclusive club of coffee drinkers by a warm mouthful of liquid gold that would change my life forever, but instead by a luke-warm and bitter—yet bland—slap in the taste buds. I didn't get what the hype was all about, and I wouldn't for the next few years.
Ewan CameronPublished 6 years ago in FeastThe Magic of the Empanada
“All you need is flour, eggs, and water,” is a funny little saying that my mother would say so loud and proud. As a child, I only worried about starting a day with a quest—typically wrapping my bed sheet around my body like a shawl with a hoodie. A quest that would start from the Sahara Desert to Amazon Jungle. Never to think, nor understand those eight little words that can be so easily missed. I was a naïve puppy looking at their owner as they talk in some embarrassing way that’s slow and dumb sounding. All the puppy was able to dow was sit there with its ears collapsed on both sides, tilting their head with a cute but confused look on their face, but yet so interested. That was evident whenever my mother would say those eight little words. I never did understand, until recently in my life, on an evening during my winter break.
Concera DavisPublished 6 years ago in FeastWhat's Wrong with Whole Foods?
I spent four years of my life in Decatur, GA attending college. Although I was born in New York, I identify closest with Georgian suburbs and the metro-Atlanta area. When I was in high school, one of my family’s favorite things to do on the weekends was to go the big Whole Foods store thirty minutes away. We loved their warm yet industrial interior and intense hot food bar selection, and colorful gelato. My parents loved the clean floors and selection of health food vitamins. I particularly loved their selection of cross-cultural foods. I felt like Whole Foods's selection gave me the tools to make almost any food I wanted to try. However, like many students, during college, I was too poor and too far from Whole Foods store to shop there. Alternatively, I would begin to shop at Decatur's local Dekalb farmer's market after hearing about their great prices on food. In my later years of college, I studied abroad in Germany and South Korea. It was this culmination of trips when I rapidly fell out of love with shopping at Whole Foods.
Jamila SurprisPublished 6 years ago in FeastMise en Place
What a whirlwind couple weeks have flown by! This has been my first taste of culinary education and it's amazing thus far. For those who have attended culinary school, this week's title probably takes you back to the very beginning of your education. I have found out very quickly that the sentence "Prepare your Mise!" is a daily utterance from all teaching staff; this mantra must send many of you down memory lane. For those who neither work in the industry or speak French; 'Mise en Place' means 'everything in its place'.
Emma SolomonPublished 6 years ago in FeastLeftovers
There are often mixed opinions when it comes to leftovers. Some people love them, some people hate them. Some people even intentionally make too much food so that there will be leftovers. Others go out of their way to ensure that all bits of the meal get consumed in a single sitting.
Samantha ReidPublished 6 years ago in Feast- Top Story - February 2018
Happy Birthday
“A few of my friends and I are going out for my birthday next week. Do you want to join us?” I looked at Lilia in shock. We had only been roommates for one semester, and although we got along well, I had never hung out with her and her friends before. Of German and Spanish descent, but born and raised in Toronto, Lilia was beautiful, trilingual, and the most musically inclined person I had ever met.
Alana WalkerPublished 6 years ago in Feast