The thing I like best about mozzarella is its absence of taste. I’m not sure it really tastes of anything – but because of this, when eating it you notice its texture and coldness. It reminds me of 4′33″, but expressed in cheese rather than sound. Was John Cage partly inspired by mozzarella? Is this [...]
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Paris: Day 5 [the last one]
September 14th, 2008 · Lifeblog, Uncategorized
On the last day, we had lunch on the Seine. Bread and cheese, purchased at the market by Trevor. He had been taught by his bosses at work about how to pick the best baguettes: ‘They take their roles very seriously’, he said, leading to speculation on whether he had meant ‘roles’ or ‘rolls’. [It [...]
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