There are certain things that have their own time and pace to
develop. Then there are those, that we think may take their own time but are
really the result of our procrastination. Starting this blog was just that.
Anyway, after much persuasion from nagging friends and a coaxing
wife, I have decided to throw open the gates of inhibition, fear and false
presumptions of embarrassment, and enter the realm of culinary adventure. This
is my attempt at exploring my second nature: the joys of chugging and chomping.
Since this is my first post, it would be fitting that I introduce
myself to those who don't know me (however unlikely that would be at this
point.)
I am a media professional by day, an avid "cooking show"
fan by night and a hatted chef or the most feared food critic, by the time I am
asleep and dreaming. It depends on whether I have cooked that evening or just
eaten something (from my wife's repertoire of recipes) for dinner.
I like to find new places to eat at or try new dishes from the
often visited restaurants and (sort of) break them down to the ingredients and
their proportions in that dish. Then, better it in my own head and bore the
hell out of those who are dining with me, by constantly adding imaginary
flavours to an already great dish. That probably explains why I often land up
having lunch by myself at the office canteen… but I digress.
The point of all this is rather simple and quite contrary to those
who are thinking "oh, what a self-obsessed, wannabe foodie" I am: all
I'm trying to say is that I am no different from a multitude that loves food
for its artistic expression, than just a mere means of survival and its
eventual boredom in day-to-day consumption.
Having said that, I hereby embark upon my journey of learning,
sharing and tearing apart the secrets of the wonder that is… FOOD!
If you have the "guts", then stick around…
