Michael Pollan has been collecting people’s personal eating rules for a new book and he posted some of his favorites on the New York Times website. It got me thinking about my food rules. They include:
- Don’t eat anything that’s still alive (recently shucked oysters excluded).
- Always use real butter and never use skim milk.
- Order the half or small plate. Then, order dessert.
- When at a fancy restaurant, kick off the night with the most absurd cocktail on the menu.
- If a food has more than four legs and you’re not lost in the woods, proceed with caution.
- Try a bite of every new food that you’re offered.
- Baked goods taste better when they’re shared.
What are your food rules?
1. Smell it first
2. If you like it try to make it later
3. Eat a bite before adding salt or sauce
4. Eat food that requires bibs sparingly
5. Be skeptical of anything claiming to be gourmet unless the preparer has an accent, exciting facial hair, or the restaurant name is cleverly derived from literature.
I think number five can be applied to many things beyond gourmet food.
1. When eating chips or pretzels, eat the busted up ones first. Keep the “perfect” ones for last. They taste better that way.
2. Cracked cookies have no calories.
3. Rule #2 also applies to M & M’s.
Apparently I have an eating disorder…denial of calories!!!! Bad rules to have, but they are mine and I’m stickin’ to ‘em!