Eating in 2020

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*Cracks knuckles in anticipation to get started*

It’s been a while. I’m sorry I left you guys hanging.

I sit here a couple of pounds heavier and a little more weary of wearing anything Dri-Fit. It just hugs you differently. If you’ve ever thought the same; I feel for you.

2020

Home-cooked meals and a LOT of snacks. Don’t get me wrong; 2020 was full of great food, but looking back all my meals feel like a blur. I can’t seem to point to a single meal that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

That has me wondering: was it the quality of the food?

I really don’t think that the quality of food suffered during the pandemic. Personally speaking, lord knows my mama can throw down a meal at any time. I was never short on having really comforting meals like rajma chawal or dal makhani.

Which leads me to think it’s probably because of how that food was enjoyed. When we go out for a meal with friends, family, or a significant other, that meal is an event. We remember more than just the food we’re having, we remember sharing that meal and the conversations going on around it. In turn, those conversations and experiences coalesce with the food we’re having at the moment and become a distinguishable memory.

I think almost anyone will feel that 2020 was void of sharing those moments with anyone but your immediate circle. I often found myself squeezing a meal in between Zoom meetings, or while watching a Youtube video or CNN. I don’t remember those meals because in my head they weren’t events, they were just lunch or dinner.

As things open up, I hope I’m able to really appreciate the restaurant experiences I have with my loved ones and I hope you’re able to do so as well. 2020 was tough for all of us and we owe it to ourselves to enjoy meaningful moments over glasses of Cabernet and cheese plates.

Just some thought for food.

Till next time.