Monday, May 23, 2011

The Art of Food and its Culture: Personal Project

I have been thinking for a while now that I really want to set my self out on a personal project, something that I can take my time with, photograph anything I wanted to, but yet stay with a consistent theme. After some thought about possible projects I came to 2 that I am really interested in doing. This project of food begins now with no specific end date and I will start a little bit more of an art project towards the end of summer. I hope to not only take photographs during this project but learn about interesting cooking methods, different types of food, and the more importantly the culture of the individuals who make it, eat it, and live it. Help me if you can, I want to hear from you if you a interesting food topic.

Food 1: Simple Lunch

We have been out gardening. There is much to catch up on during this late start season of planting but we are catching up and confident that we will still have plenty of success out in the garden. Our herb garden is doing well and is a highlight of our food presentation today. With town house crackers, a piece of pepperoni, some extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella cheese, topped with fresh aregino leaves from the garden, then finished with salt and pepper you end up with a delicious simple snack or meal that is sure to please those bite sized food lovers (which would be myself). Severe this at room temperature or lightly heat on a stone in the oven to melt cheese.