A2: Food

Writing on the local Preserving Traditions blog, Emily Springfield reflects on the influence of celebrity chefs and cooking shows on TV, and how the emphasis is often on selling products: “Chefs even have their own lines of frozen food – a clear sign that we are encouraged to eat food prepared by professionals and we’re not really expected to try this at home. I think this professionalization of cooking does us all a disservice. At some level, we take in that if our food doesn’t look like theirs, it’s not good enough and we therefore shouldn’t even try.” [Source]