Late Spring 2008 Issue

Perspectives on Food

A lot of water and a long wait for flavor

Commentary from Amanda Archibald

For too many Americans, the opportunity to savor fantastic, flavorful, nourishing and memorable food is an illusion. I’m not talking about community pot lucks or family Sunday lunches. Nor am I talking about those recipes that have been handed down generation after generation. Whether they are too rich, too salty, too lavish or too sweet, those recipes and those meal occasions are the culinary fabric of America. For too many Americans, that great tasting 1 minute old tomato that drips down your chin and stains your shirt is also an illusion...

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