A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes Quotes

“What a strange idea: "comfort food." Isn't every food comforting in its own way! Why are certain foods disqualified? Can't fancy food be soothing in the same way as granny food?” Must it always be about loaded memories, like Proust's madeleine? Or can it be merely quirky, like M. F. K. Fisher's tangerine ritual: she dried them on a radiator, then cooled them on her Paris windowsill.

Comfort food—food that reassures—is dilferent things to different people.”
― David Tanis, A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

“My preference is that of a salt-inclined palate over a sweet-craving one, but also one developed through reading, travel, and temperament.”
― David Tanis, A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

“What a strange idea: "comfort food." Isn't every food comforting in its own way! Why are certain foods disqualified? Can't fancy food be soothing in the same way as granny food?” Must it always be about loaded memories, like Proust's madeleine? Or can it be merely quirky, like M. F. K. Fisher's tangerine ritual: she dried them on a radiator, then cooled them on her Paris windowsill.

Comfort food—food that reassures—is dilferent things to dilferent people.”
― David Tanis, A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes