Edizione speciale: Novel Food #12

Special Edition: Announcing Novel Food #12

What are you reading now? I am reading a book by Italian historian Massimo Montanari, titled Cheese, Pears, and History in a Proverb. (I am actually reading the original version of the book, in Italian.) The starting point of the interesting research conducted by Prof. Montanari is described in this post. The book is really fascinating and I am planning to talk more about it.

Today, I will definitely talk more about the new edition of Novel Food, the culinary/literary event that Lisa of Champaign Taste and I started a 3+ years ago and have been co-hosting ever since, much to our delight.

Lisa and I correspond regularly, and often tell each other what we are reading and whether the literary work is a candidate for Novel Food. We both like to read and talk about what we are reading. Hosting Novel Food is a great way to widen the circle of sharing. Every edition is a little voyage of literary discovery, besides being a delightful banquet.

Are you eager to join the party? Lisa and I hope so. We are looking forward to learning about a published literary work (a novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem, etc.) that provided you with culinary inspiration.

Here are the simple rules for participating in Novel Food:

1. Prepare a dish of your choosing that has a connection to a published literary work (novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem).
2. Publish a post about it on your blog by the end of Sunday February 13, 2011 (midnight, Pacific Time), referencing the Novel Food event. Include a link to this or to Lisa's announcement. If you wish, you can use the brand new beautiful Novel Food logo designed especially for us by Lisa's husband (thank you, Keith!).
3. Send an e-mail to Lisa (champaigntaste AT gmail DOT com) or to me (simosite AT mac DOT com) and include your name, blog name and blog address, and a permanent link to your post. Please, include the words "Novel Food" in the email subject, so we can more easily retrieve the message in our inbox.
4. Non-English submissions are fine. If possible, include an introduction in English.

If you don't have a blog, send us an email telling us about the dish, the literary work that inspired it, and, if you have it, a picture of what you made: we will add it to the roundup as well.

Lisa and I are planning to do the roundup shortly after Valentine's Day.

Note #1: If you don't receive an answer to your email or a comment on your post within two days of sending me or Lisa the email, please contact us again: sometimes email messages get lost in cyberspace.

Note #2: If you follow this link, you will be able to browse my portion of the roundup of all previous editions. In each post, you will find a link to Lisa's portion of the roundup.

Comments

[Lisa]

That book about the cheese and pears proverb sounds so interesting. And here's to another fun edition of Novel Food!

[Cynthia]

Forse partecipo a Novel Food, non sono ancora sicura.

Il libro di Montanari l'ho letto e non sono d'accordo sulla sua spiegazione, come ho scritto in un post qualche mese fa http://smilingeggplant.blogspot.com/2010/10/montanari-cheese-pears-and-history.html

Non vorrei condizionare il tuo eventuale parere in merito, ma sono curiosa di vedere cosa ne pensi.

[Simona Carini]

Ciao Cinzia. Ho letto la tua prospettiva. Mi pare comunque che ci sia accordo sul fatto che il proverbio suona strano. I proverbi di solito descrivono il succo di un'esperienza che si condivide e quindi un proverbio incentrato sul "non far sapere" fa pensare. Al di la' dell'argomento specifico, e' comunque interessante leggere l'evoluzione dell'atteggiamento delle persone verso certi cibi. Penso al pomodoro, di cui ho parlato recentemente, alla melanzana, alla patata. Qualche secolo fa avevano la teoria degli umori che dettava regole per l'alimentazione. Ora abbiamo altre teorie, ma il risultato e' l'alterna fortuna di certi cibi. Quando finisco la mia lettura ti sapro' dire di piu'.

[Paz]

Ohhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! I love the new logo. Beautiful!

[Simona Carini]

I hope to have more to say about the book once I finish reading it. Cin cin (that's what we say in Italy when we click the glasses during a toast: I have always thought that it is a cute expression)

[foodie and the chef]

Oh this looks exciting - I'm in! Now I just have to pick which book... not an easy task, I'm a food book hoarder :)

[Simona Carini]

I am glad you do, Paz.

I understand being a book hoarder. I hope the choice will not be too difficult. Looking forward to reading what it will be.

[Milen@]

I tuoi post sono sempre molto interessanti: un abbraccio :D

[Silvia]

I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't read a good book for a long long time. Nice initiative!

[Simona Carini]

Ciao Milena e grazie.

Ciao Silvia: can Novel Food tempt you?

[ruhama]

Eek! I almost missed it~good thing I was thinking about this today!

Off to find something in a hurry!

[Simona Carini]

We were on the same wave length: amazing! I am glad you plan to join us again.