Having browsed the FindmeGlutenFree site more than a few times in search of places to eat, I'd only add that the idea of microbiome and gut health has become ever more prominent in how I conceive of well-being. The right food prepared in the right way is a delightful topic - thanks for sharing about this, Hal!
Thanks Mike! It was great fun to write. The inspiration just hit me one night when I woke up at 3:30. I went back to bed for a short time and mused about it - then got up to write at 4 and had a first draft by 5:30. That’s happened before too with several Substack ideas. So strange and yet welcome. I certainly didn’t write academic papers that way!
I'd say, rather than a particular dish, I would compare my life to a way of eating: a smorgasbord ("a wide range of something; variety" according to google).
Just like any really good smorgasbord - and another colloquialism, "variety is the spice of life!" - having a wide range and variety of options available is ideal!
Walking into a smorgasbord can be both delightful ("Oh my goodness, look at all the goodies!") and simultaneously overwhelming ("What on earth is THAT? And why would anyone eat it?").
Still, life - like the smorgasbord - offers up the full range of experience, and my own life has been quite flavor-filled! Some "sweet" and some "bitter" along the journey!
And...true to most humans, I tend to gravitate to the "sweet" section...sometimes forgetting my much needed vegetables to ground me and keep me nourished🤣
Having browsed the FindmeGlutenFree site more than a few times in search of places to eat, I'd only add that the idea of microbiome and gut health has become ever more prominent in how I conceive of well-being. The right food prepared in the right way is a delightful topic - thanks for sharing about this, Hal!
Thanks Mike! It was great fun to write. The inspiration just hit me one night when I woke up at 3:30. I went back to bed for a short time and mused about it - then got up to write at 4 and had a first draft by 5:30. That’s happened before too with several Substack ideas. So strange and yet welcome. I certainly didn’t write academic papers that way!
What a fun topic, Hal!
I'd say, rather than a particular dish, I would compare my life to a way of eating: a smorgasbord ("a wide range of something; variety" according to google).
Just like any really good smorgasbord - and another colloquialism, "variety is the spice of life!" - having a wide range and variety of options available is ideal!
Walking into a smorgasbord can be both delightful ("Oh my goodness, look at all the goodies!") and simultaneously overwhelming ("What on earth is THAT? And why would anyone eat it?").
Still, life - like the smorgasbord - offers up the full range of experience, and my own life has been quite flavor-filled! Some "sweet" and some "bitter" along the journey!
And...true to most humans, I tend to gravitate to the "sweet" section...sometimes forgetting my much needed vegetables to ground me and keep me nourished🤣
I love it! From what I know of you, smorgasbord fits perfectly! A fun distraction for today.