#fine dining
Oakland’s Hi Felicia opens with 15-course ‘vulgar fine dining’ experience
Prepped and Plated - Raw Poultry
Commission piece, first of a series of classy cannibal-themed works.
Going to try to keep streaming each weekend in the evenings CST, we’ll see if I can keep it up during the semester.
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Table and Dining Etiquette Tips for Elegant Women
Our dining habits reveals a lot about ourselves, attitude, and how we are perceived by others. Good table manners, as well as dining etiquette, are required qualities for every elegant feminine woman.
What are dining etiquette & manners?
Dining etiquette and manners are basic rules for behaviour around the table. The way we eat, the way we sit, the way we treat others, and even the type of conversations we hold are all part of table etiquette and manners.
Table etiquette around the world
You should be aware that dining etiquette can vary a great deal around the world. Different cultures have different norms and rules.
When you travel abroad, or as a guest, make an effort to learn and follow the local table manners.
Top 3 Table and Dining Etiquette tips
1.Switch your phone off
When you dine with others, you should always focus on communication and conversation. Constantly checking your phone can imply that you are more interested in your device than in the people around you. Don’t be rude!
If you have an urgent call that you cannot miss, politely excuse yourself from the table and take the call to another room.
2.Wait until everyone is served before you eat
It is important to wait until everyone has been served before eating any of your food.
Take time to consider the feelings of those around you and wait before eating. If you are dining with family, friends, or your significant other, this rule applies.
3.Place the napkin on your lap
When you are sitting in a restaurant or any formal event, the first thing you should do after being seated is to put your napkin on your lap.
Remember, once the napkin is on your lap it should never be placed on the table again.
If you need to excuse yourself and leave the table for a moment, place the napkin on your chair until you get back. Before you leave the table – once the meal is finished – place the napkin delicately to the left of your plate.
Stay tuned for part 2! We’ll be going further in depth on the American, British and Conteniental styles of dinning etticate
first night
Palm Springs
5 January 2016
Palm springs appears with built in mood lighting. they have very strong light pollution laws and there are almost no street lights. you can see the stars from the middle of town.
I arrived to floods and heavy rains. we found our way to the house and entered a magical space full of good food, glowing orange lights, interesting art and of course the palm trees sneaking into every picture. it really was another world to me. From the empty flood plains of Alberta to the dimly lit, lush, richness of a desert oasis built and maintained purely by the will of man.
I was welcomed into the home of a chef and an hotelier, a 1930s block wide house that wraps itself around a pool. It has a maid’s quarters as well as the tiny guest house off to the end of the pool.
every room has a door to the pool. though some were so narrow I could almost not fit through.
having a world class chef waiting for you means a beautiful dinner is also waiting. soup made with 50 year old sherry. heavy cutlery meant to look like it’s made of bones. a thousand candles and glasses and oranges and wine.
beauty isn’t inherent in the system, it’s created. one piece at a time. one thought at a time.
the rains eased up and I went searching for american cigarettes and took a long exposure of the stars and the palm trees. no tripod so I had to stack the camera on the hood of the car with a pack of smokes to somewhat tilt it in the right direction.
a couple frames and the battery died.
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A Study in Peanut butter and Jelly
I made a piece to show how I feel about a 2020 indoor dining experience. Several versions of this piece have sat on my computer for the last three months. I didn’t think it would still be relevant in September 2020… but here we are.
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Mythologies- Barthes on… Ornamental Cookery
Modern depictions of food are concerned more with artifice and ideology than with genuine potential as food to be eaten. Food in our magazines and on television isn’t ‘real’ food. This is what Barthes concerns himself with in Ornamental Cookery. He explains how food in contemporary culture as been given an artificial reality to repackage it as a dream of smartness and sophistication.
If you open…
Last month my King man blessed me with a beautiful introduction to Shojin Ryori.
There’s a lot of information on this style of cooking & I highly suggest those interested in Zen Buddhism, Tea, Conscious Eating, Vegan/Vegetarianism, Japan, Foraging, Tofu, or just food in general to take a deeper look into it. Shojin Ryori cuisine is basically the foundation of the Japanese Kaiseki meal style and is just generally really quite interesting.
Intro to Shojin Ryori:
https://www.saveur.com/japan-shojin-ryori-temple-cuisine
https://savorjapan.com/contents/more-to-savor/shojin-ryori-japans-sophisticated-buddhist-cuisine/
WEST COAST WONDERMENT
A please to see, be seen, and be seated for a delectable meal. This is Cattle & Claw at Sofitel Los Angeles in Beverly Hills. Bon appétit.
[Photo by @livelovewearit]
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