Comments on: A New Take on Food Memoir http://diannej.com/blog/2009/08/a-new-take-on-food-memoir/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Pithy snippets about food writing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:57:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Sarah Henry http://diannej.com/blog/2009/08/a-new-take-on-food-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Sarah Henry Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:41:34 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=471#comment-210 I'm curious to hear about (or see, if I make it there) the demos at Novella's farm tour tomorrow. I suspect it will be a multicultural & mixed class affair, in keeping with the 'hood -- but, yes, middle class white women will likely be in attendance. As you say, she and other urban homesteaders and guerilla gardeners have made it groovy again to get down and dirty and grow and raise your own food. I’m curious to hear about (or see, if I make it there) the demos at Novella’s farm tour tomorrow. I suspect it will be a multicultural & mixed class affair, in keeping with the ‘hood — but, yes, middle class white women will likely be in attendance. As you say, she and other urban homesteaders and guerilla gardeners have made it groovy again to get down and dirty and grow and raise your own food.

]]> By: Kelly at Crock Tease http://diannej.com/blog/2009/08/a-new-take-on-food-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Kelly at Crock Tease Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:19:46 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=471#comment-206 I found you in a random way. I'm a freelancer, but a newish food blogger, and decided that I wanted TWO blogs. In addition to the one I'm doing, I wanted one where I could just write about food: lore, history, reviews, etc. --without always having to cook and (poorly) photograph a recipe. After a week of thinking, I thought I had come up with a brilliantly clever name: will write for food. Okay, now I see it's taken. Oh, but I'm not jealous. I'm thrilled that it's been taken by someone who just took up my whole hour of before-work writing time with her articles. Kudos on the clever title IIt IS clever) and on a blog which I know I'll be visiting again and again. I found you in a random way. I’m a freelancer, but a newish food blogger, and decided that I wanted TWO blogs. In addition to the one I’m doing, I wanted one where I could just write about food: lore, history, reviews, etc. –without always having to cook and (poorly) photograph a recipe. After a week of thinking, I thought I had come up with a brilliantly clever name: will write for food. Okay, now I see it’s taken. Oh, but I’m not jealous. I’m thrilled that it’s been taken by someone who just took up my whole hour of before-work writing time with her articles. Kudos on the clever title IIt IS clever) and on a blog which I know I’ll be visiting again and again.

]]> By: Nani http://diannej.com/blog/2009/08/a-new-take-on-food-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Nani Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:27:55 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=471#comment-196 I can't wait to read her memoir, having gone to her reading and deciding then and there hers sounded definitely different. You could say, she was a real kick in the pants and didn't give a hoot about being soft on language or on details. That she ended up in a fancy kitchen was, in my opinion, pure luck-and I gather she would have taken to the nearest dive if they offered to show her how to make salumi. I love that she gets advice from her Middle Eastern marketer near by-he used to be a goat herder-and she's not shy in asking neighbors for help either. A real gem, she is. Can't wait until Saturday, except that I'm struggling to know what to bring to BBQ, since I don't have my own goat or chicken to butcher, nor a pig. A pie just might be in order, instead. I can’t wait to read her memoir, having gone to her reading and deciding then and there hers sounded definitely different. You could say, she was a real kick in the pants and didn’t give a hoot about being soft on language or on details.

That she ended up in a fancy kitchen was, in my opinion, pure luck-and I gather she would have taken to the nearest dive if they offered to show her how to make salumi. I love that she gets advice from her Middle Eastern marketer near by-he used to be a goat herder-and she’s not shy in asking neighbors for help either. A real gem, she is.

Can’t wait until Saturday, except that I’m struggling to know what to bring to BBQ, since I don’t have my own goat or chicken to butcher, nor a pig. A pie just might be in order, instead.

]]> By: Alejandra http://diannej.com/blog/2009/08/a-new-take-on-food-memoir/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Alejandra Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:33:12 +0000 http://diannej.com/blog/?p=471#comment-195 That sounds like a good one! I agree with you that most food memoir seem to tell the same story. This one sounds rather refreshing! That sounds like a good one! I agree with you that most food memoir seem to tell the same story. This one sounds rather refreshing!

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