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FOOD : an Oxford Anthology
FOOD : an Oxford Anthology
Book Review by Vikram Karve
Food is a basic necessity of man, not just a mere necessity but a desire, and, probably, there is no love greater than the love of food.
I am an avid Foodie, and not only do I love and relish eating good food, but I am fond of all aspects of food – reading, writing, watching about food.
So when I chanced upon an appetizing anthology, of writings on Food, in my library I was indeed enticed.
Dear Reader, and Fellow Foodie, let me tell you about it.
Title: FOOD An Oxford Anthology
Edited by: BRIGID ALLEN
Published by: Oxford University Press (1994)
ISBN 0-19-212327-0
The brief introduction elucidates that "The chief objects of this anthology are to satisfy curiosity (about what and how people ate, what they felt about food, how they celebrated with it, and how it varied from country to country and region to region), and to provide both pleasure and literary reflection."
This delightful anthology comprises pieces of prose and poetry which explore attitudes, emotional and social resonances connected with food.
The anthology comprises six parts titled – People, Foodstuffs and Cooking, Eating at Home and Abroad, Lavishness, Austerity, and Food and Emotions – and each past contains a number of interesting sections on a variety of topics ranging from Food and Character, Eating Habits, Recipes, Parties and Ceremonial Food to explorations between Food and various emotions like Dreams, fantasy, Distress, Happiness, Sensuality, Love, and Sex.
"Food is a profound subject and one, incidentally, about which no writer lies," writes Iris Murdoch (p 20) in the featured extract of The Sea, The Sea, in the chapter on Eating Habits, and continues, "I wonder whence I derived my felicitous gastronomic intelligence."
Appetizing descriptions of food experienced by travelers all over the world, including on board ships, are featured in the section on Eating at Home and Abroad. The pieces on India (reminiscent of the Raj including pieces by VS Naipaul and EM Forster) make entertaining reading as do the recipes in poetry form.
The meat of the book is the section titled "Lavishness" comprising writings on Ceremonial Food, Parties, Greed, Excess – and lest you get carried away and indulge yourself too much there immediately follows the chapter on "Austerity" which extols the virtues of Simple Food, Diets and Dieting and goes on to kill your appetite with nauseating stomach-churning prose and poems on Unpleasant Food.
I enjoyed the chapter on Food and Emotions. Here is a poem on Food and Happiness "TO A POOR OLD WOMAN" (p 388):
munching a plum on
the street a paper bag
of them in her hand
They taste good to her
They taste good
to her. They taste
good to her.
And what can I say on the concluding section of the anthology titled "Food, Sensuality, Love, and Sex"...?
Well, Dear Reader, why don't you read it for yourself...?
The dust jacket, with a decorative illustration of a vegetable market on the cover, introduces the Editor, Brigid Allen, as a cookery writer and historian educated at Oxford and London Universities and indeed she has compiled an appetizing, droll and enjoyable collection of writing on Food.
An excellent book on food writing – nourishing reading for foodies and bibliophiles alike.
VIKRAM KARVE
http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
About the Author
VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU and The Lawrence School Lovedale, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource and Training Manager by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book "Appetite for a Stroll". Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog - http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
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Watch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
Watch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
Watch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18WATCH LIVE NOW
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
WATCH LIVE NOWWatch British Open Championship Live Stream, Golf Tour Online Broadcast July 15-18
TOURNAMENT INFO
Course: St. Andrews Links (Old Course)
Location: Fife, Scotland
Def. Champ: Stewart Cink - USA, 278 (2-under)
Start Date: July 15, 2010
Par: 36-36--72
Yards: 7305
Purse: $7,000,000
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With a community the size of roughly 35,000 members, Scripps Ranch is diverse in ethnicity and age. According to the San Diego County Assessor's Offices 2008 estimates, the median age was 39.5 with the average household size of 2.78 persons. Additionally, the average household income was $122,840, making Scripps Ranch a neighborhood of families.
The quality of the Scripps Ranch school district is also appealing to those who want to raise children in the public school system. All four elementary schools, Dingeman, E.B. Scripps, Jerabek and Miramar Ranch, in the Scripps Ranch district were recently awarded the Scholar School Award by the San Diego Unified District. This award was given to only 29 schools in the district, and is given to schools that show significant academic achievement levels. For older children, the Scripps Ranch High School is equally revered. Nationally ranked by Newsweek as number 365 in 2008, Scripps Ranch High is one of the best schools in San Diego County.
Its location makes Scripps Ranch a beautiful area, and an ideal neighborhood for a family. The geographic region of this city makes Scripps Ranch well known for their eucalyptus lined streets, and for the lake as well. Miramar Lake, where many people go for a jog, to have a picnic, and many other traditional outdoor activities, is one of the biggest advantages to living in the area. On any given day, a number of residents can be seen at this park enjoying all its amenities. The park also has 18 barbecue grills and 48 picnic tables, making Miramar Lake a perfect place for large parties. The lake also gives the community an opportunity for recreational boating and fishing when water level allows. The paved pathway around the lake is a popular spot for runners and walkers from all over San Diego.
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There have been some seriously odd breakdown call-outs this year according to The AA, RAC and Green Flag, but the following 5 have to rank among the weirdest.
Strange things happen by the side of the road
- In at number 1 is the motorist who was desperate to be towed to safety, not because he was concerned about his broken down vehicle. He was more worried about the £80,000 in the boot of his car. Do you reckon he tipped the patrolman?!
- A breakdown patrol recovered a police car that was stuck in the mud up to its windows after it came a ‘cropper' chasing a joy rider across a recently ploughed field in the rain
- A patrolman arrived at a call-out to a find a man in the advanced stages of panic because he couldn't unlock his car – after further investigation the patrolman was able to diagnose the problem; it was somebody else's car!
- A £30,000 Stradivarius violin needed to be cut free from the seatbelt that was restraining it just moments before its virtuoso owner was due to perform
- One motorist called his breakdown provider to get assistance with starting his car. Assuming some kind of electrical fault was to blame, the patrolman opened the fuse box to find a family of rats living in it. They had chewed through the electrical wiring loom
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As well as the bizarre range of call-outs above, patrolman frequently encounter challenging animal related call-outs. A whopping 31% of RAC patrols attending breakdowns last year said they involved pets, wild animals or birds of some kind.
Top of the list of animal offenders were dogs who managed to inconvenience their owners by frequently locking them out of their vehicles - especially on petrol forecourts when the dogs had jumped up at the window and inadvertently pushed the door latch down. Imagine that happening to you in a busy rush hour petrol station, pretty stressful!
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