Let's see what my under caffeinated brain comes up with: - received wisdom would say 'pick up Jacques Pépin La Technique, watch Gordon Ramsey Videos (etc), read about how Tim Ferris learnt to cook to gain some meta-handle on how to learn': all reasonable, and worth doing, but....
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- which brings me on to something that I think is absolutely foundational, and probably quite romantic. Food is all about love. Food is about passion, and tenderness, and sharing. I've been very, very poor, and still been able to cook a plate of rice and beans with dignity & love
- If you can identify the basic spark which makes you enjoy food, or cooking for yourself or others, then that will be very helpful in giving you the willingness to learn. Cooking is not hard, and you seem smart so you'll learn quickly, so some basic motivation will go a long way
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What is your happiest food memory?
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Pick one, and tell me... I'll go first. I was seven years old, at my grandparents house, and my Nanna was sick. I had seen her cook dinner hundreds of times. She cooked poverty food 90% of the time, but on Sunday, she cooked meat, and she shared it with love and generosity.
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