Time to relax: eating for the sake of enjoying food

The time of pompous tables, rows of cutlery and never ending table manners is over, unless you’re a politician or some kind of royalty. Even fine dining has moved away from white tablecloths and black tie waiters. This article is all about letting go. It’s time to relax and enjoy the experience. Dive into my manifesto on eating for the sake of enjoying food.

For an always creative person like myself, there’s nothing worse than conformity. Thankfully, I was born in the right period. And, with age, I came to care less what other people think of me. But I remember the days when I sat at a table as stiff as the starched, cardboard-like tablecloth. I stared at the rows of cutlery and blamed my family for not taking me into the high world of dining early enough. I judged myself and everyone around me. I waited for others to start, then copied whatever they were doing. When you’re feeling deeply uncomfortable and like a total neophyte, copying is, really, your best bet.

The importance of the socio-historic context

In all fairness, I like to think that even The Queen could pick up a burger and eat it with her majesty’s hands, letting all of those delectable juices drip onto her brightly coloured clothes. At the end of the day, it is said that one should judge a burger’s quality by how…