It's funny, but there's cooking and then there's entertaining. At Fine Cooking, we discovered that a lot of our readers loved the art and technique of cooking - for themselves - like any craft, like woodworking, etc. But entertaining? Not so much. There's a whole group of people who adore entertaining, but there's also this group that would be perfectly happy to make the food and have someone else deal with the entertaining part (if at all!). I always think of that at Thanksgiving time. Thank you for this lovely piece - the hands-on aspect is my favorite. But I love how you talk about cooking being your passport to new places as well.
Entertaining is indeed a whole different beast, you are so right, Susie. I do fit into this latter group with my mix-and-match serving ware. Thank you for weighing in, and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you + with whomever you spend it.
It's funny, but there's cooking and then there's entertaining. At Fine Cooking, we discovered that a lot of our readers loved the art and technique of cooking - for themselves - like any craft, like woodworking, etc. But entertaining? Not so much. There's a whole group of people who adore entertaining, but there's also this group that would be perfectly happy to make the food and have someone else deal with the entertaining part (if at all!). I always think of that at Thanksgiving time. Thank you for this lovely piece - the hands-on aspect is my favorite. But I love how you talk about cooking being your passport to new places as well.
Entertaining is indeed a whole different beast, you are so right, Susie. I do fit into this latter group with my mix-and-match serving ware. Thank you for weighing in, and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you + with whomever you spend it.