Full Circle

The intent of this Gastronomy article is to illustrate a realization that I recently shared with my mom.  Whatever wanderings your taste buds have taken, in the beginning and in the end, it’s the simplicity of the basics that turn out to be most satisfying.  Maybe some of you delicious readers can relate to this as well…

Little kids love to eat at Grandma’s.

Full circle by Nina Charest

Public school kids are heavily influenced by fun media characters. From the Swedish Chef (the Muppet chef who couldn’t see properly or speak any coherent language) of my era, to the current age group’s Remy (the rat in Ratatouille), these stars have contributed to children’s images of the most amazing cook in the whole wide world.                                                                                                     

The mentality-shift from public school to high school kids is most entertaining to me. 
During this self-centered-I’m-always-right phase, I recall thinking that the best damn cook in the whole wide world was none other than MYSELF.  And I was also the most emotionally/mentally/behaviourally/physically smart person in the whole wide world.

As busy adults with careers, kids, pets and a mini-van, the most amazing cook in the whole wide world becomes the one who prepares meals the fastest, cheapest, and also cleans up after themselves.  A brief detour into fast food is forgiveable here.

And lastly, when we all have a moment to sit back and really consider who – over all time and space – is indeed the most amazing cook, GRANDMA takes the top seat.  Grandmas don’t need any recipes – they just want someone around to love, take care of, and share their time with.

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