There is a certain magic to eating with someone. The simple act of sharing a meal creates familiarity, comfort, connection. Sharing food breaks down walls, crumbles barriers, and is generally considered the great leveler across generations, cultures and political views. Conversations start about the little things, and suddenly transform into something more, something deeper, and something truly personal. It doesn't matter if you are sitting at a Michelin Star restaurant or at a dinner table in the cozy comfort of someone's home, sharing something so profoundly simple as food can bring conversation, create understanding, and even make people with opposing views have a civil discussion about their perspectives. Sharing a meal is disarming. You are nourishing yourself and sharing that experience with someone else. Is it any wonder that strangers who sit down at a dinner table to break bread often find that they end the meal and the evening as acquaintances, or perhaps even friends.
I love eating Pho on my own. Or any broth, hungover, for that matter.
There is a certain magic to eating with someone. The simple act of sharing a meal creates familiarity, comfort, connection. Sharing food breaks down walls, crumbles barriers, and is generally considered the great leveler across generations, cultures and political views. Conversations start about the little things, and suddenly transform into something more, something deeper, and something truly personal. It doesn't matter if you are sitting at a Michelin Star restaurant or at a dinner table in the cozy comfort of someone's home, sharing something so profoundly simple as food can bring conversation, create understanding, and even make people with opposing views have a civil discussion about their perspectives. Sharing a meal is disarming. You are nourishing yourself and sharing that experience with someone else. Is it any wonder that strangers who sit down at a dinner table to break bread often find that they end the meal and the evening as acquaintances, or perhaps even friends.