My Obsession with Food
My wife says I am obsessed with food, it doesn't help that just about anything we do, anywhere we go, my first instinct is to think about the food involved! I have often wondered what it would be like to be a food critic but the problem is, other than a few things I don't like, I'd more than like rate everything as PERFECT. I like food that much!
That's not to say I am not critical, I definitely have my likes and dislikes and can be critical if things are not done correctly. But for the most part, I like most things I eat and if I don't, chances are will not being going back there again.
Whenever I plan a trip, generally I think about the restaurants I can visit while there (usually something I cannot have else where). Believe me when I say, I really do have a different place everywhere I go that I must have! For a time, I studied culinary arts and really got to know food well. I know what works well together, I know what quality means, I know how to make most things I can find in most restaurants. But there are some places that I really enjoy to visit (maybe it is my knowledge of food which brings me back).
When I visit the San Francisco Bay Area, I must go to The Rose Garden in Union City (The best Chinese food I've ever had!) If I visit the LA area then it is for sure Red's BBQ (if you go on monday nights you get all you can eat beef ribs) I crave Red's BBQ year round and have even come up with a system to get their BBQ sauce (which they wont ship to you.) Before I moved to San Diego I would ship my sister (who lives in LA) a box full of empty bottles, I'd buy a bunch of Red's BBQ Sauce, bottle it and then ship it back to me. Talk about Obsessed.
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- Homemade Brocolli and Chicken Fettucini Alfredo
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- Thanksgiving Dinner
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- Cinnamon Rolls fresh out of the oven
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- All ready to eat!
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- Orange Chicken W/Snow Peas
And for all I may talk about how much I hate Utah, that place does have one redeeming quality: Chanon Thai. Best Thai food. Never met anyone who was disappointed by it. Perfect blend of flavors and spice and you can spice it just the way you like it. When I lived there I went quite often with a group from work and we've gotten cozy with the owners.
Food has always not only been a sense of comfort but also something that brings me pure happiness. I know many who eat to live, but I truly live to eat. Now I know this sounds really really bad!! And some of you are probably saying, "no wonder he is so fat". Well I am sure that is part of it. Although I know plenty who eat as much as I (if not more) and yet weigh a good 100+ lbs less. So while my obsession with food undoubtedly contributes to my poor health it is not the underlying cause.
For me I don't see much point in living life if I am not going to live it. And part of living life is eating good food. It is an experience of which I will never grow tired. The feeling of putting the perfect flavors into my mouth, savoring them on my tongue and then the happiness I feel as I fill my belly with the goodness.
Our family traditions are largely centered around food as well. My wife often thinks there is something wrong with me. Every tradition we participate in includes food in one way or another. Birthday cakes, Watermelon, BBQ Ribs, Turkey, Christmas Ham, Cinnamon Rolls. This must just be the way I was raised but I am not complaining as I really quite enjoy this part of the traditions. Now when I think about Christmas I think about Cinnamon Rolls. Similarly, when I watch movies (that I have seen in the past) often times I can remember better the foods they will eat than I can various parts of the plot.
So is it really that bad?? The benefit my wife gets is she never has to go out to a restaurant to get a great meal. My cooking experience through culinary school has allowed me to learn how to prepare just about anything. She enjoys that quite a bit. And even she, who was raised to eat to live, has now started to see the joy in living to Eat!
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