http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:38:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2145 Aaron Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:35:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2145 Shuna,How about writer and photographer? What does it mean to you to show an immigrant linecook pulling something out of a hot oven with tongs when the traditionally romanticized image is of a waspy ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2144 tom Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:59:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2144 I too am a chef embarking on a blog site to further expose the goings on of our industry, as well as thedeteriorating food system that we are reliant upon. I find your writing ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2143 Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:26:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2143 "Those who write about my industry, and are not in it, are barely taken seriously." Hm, I'm as confused as Wendy. Do you mean then that people like Michael Bauer aren't taken seriously when they ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2142 wendygee Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:10:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2142 I think there are illusions about every industry and unless you are actively in that world you don't get to see those realities. That is why experiential learning is so important. That is also why ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2141 (de)Classified Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:56:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2141 cooking and writing are ruthless in that they will both take everything you have. and you will never be good enough to do everything you want. sometimes the best things happen by accident, sometimes it ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2140 Charles Shere Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:38:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2140 "Impressed at," sheesh, I meant impressed by of course, what carelessness, oh well, I'm not a chef... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2139 elarael Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:17:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2139 I find your voice valuable in that you are able to express, (or attempt to - which is just as valuable if not more, IMO), specific bugs in the machine that we as priviledged 1rst ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2138 Charles Shere Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:48:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2138 Both Chef and Writer think a lot, silently and often alone, even if they're surrounded by people. The same kind of meditation is involved in each metier, and each will certainly inform the other.I think ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2137 FaustianBargain Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:36:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2137 interesting...can the guy who works at McDonalds flipping burgers and blogs on his days off call himself a chef-writer? will you include him into 'the club'? http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2136 Diane Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:17:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/12/27/chefs-as-writers-what-does-it-mean-to-be-both/#comment-2136 I am fascinated by the boundries you define. Not being in the industry at all, I find it all a bit clubby - us vs. them - black/white. In general I distrust such ...