Family Food History

Since I was a young child, I have always had a fascination with all things related to cooking and interesting foods. I cannot remember a time when my Father was not in the kitchen cooking. He has always been my main influence in the kitchen due to his will to try new foods and recipes on a weekly basis. My Mother never knew how to cook, so this is a common ground where my Father and I have always bonded upon. Luckily I was given his gene of cooking that has made me able to prosper in the kitchen, unlike my Mother. However, back in Cleveland I was able to cook for myself every day. I never had to cook for myself, but I wanted to. Cooking for myself made me feel free, independent, and mostly proud of what I was able to create with my mind and …show more content…
A couple of examples are Friday night Shabbat dinners, Jesus’s Last Supper, and meals like the White House Correspondents Dinner. Each of these meals had the common theme of bringing people together and divulging on food together, whether the purpose of the meal is religious or social.“The serving of one piece of food rather than another is never casual (unless, once again, one deliberately seeks to express an absence of hierarchy). Rather, it reproduces relationships of power and prestige within the group”(Montanari, …show more content…
This club a place for people who live in the Mid-Michigan area and for new comers like myself who will be located here in Michigan area for the next couple of years. Not only is the club specifically about food, but it is also about networking and meeting new people. Without a club like this, many other foodies would not be able to connect with others like themselves. The Mid-Michigan Food Club has over five hundred members in less then six years of existence. If you are new to a city and love everything about food and what you eat, this club is a club for a person like yourself. I am excited that I have joined a group where I know that my creativity will not be stifled while I am at