I am a bit of a closet foodie! I love eating and cooking but don't get the chance to do the latter as much as the former. I lust for a 6-burner Viking range, and a KitchenAid Red Mixer, but do OK with my ol' Amana Stove and 12 year old Cuisinart! I adore cookbooks and any stories and novels with recipies in them, they pile up over the fridge, and next to my bed. I write in the margins, and don't worry about stains... Lately I have really been into FOOD BLOGS too (see sidebar to the right, below 'Beautiful Blogs'), dreaming of parties and events to serve such decadence...
While looking up 'edible art' I found this marvelous link to The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals at the Getty Museum. Unfortunately the show is long over, but we can still enjoy the wonderful old images on this sight. These were the days when anything was possible for feasts and festivals if one were rich and royal! I love looking at the imaginative displays like the first image that looked like whole towns on a dining table... The second image, of napkin folding is a real delight, chickens and cabbages in cloth! And I really like the last image too, the tools of the trade for a confectioner, I think it would be bliss to sit in such a room and play with these toys...
What are your food fantasies???
