My very good friend Andy and his wife invited me out to a celebratory dinner tonight at the Dim Sum House in Morrisville, North Carolina and boy am I stuffed. I am convinced that I must have been an Asian in another life - either that or an indian because I went to Azutra for Indian food today with my Bestfriend Grace and the Goat Curry was absolutely divine. There is just something about food and great company that not only brings people together communally but lifts the spirits irrespective of life's drama and problems.
I remember when I was 13 and first discovered Sidney Sheldon novels and wanted to read everything that this prolific author ever wrote - I had asked my Grandmother for a Sidney Sheldon novel and she couldn't find one in New Rochelle and instead bought me a novel by New York Times Bestseller Leo Buscaglia entitled "Bus 9 to Paradise". At first my heart sank when the book was presented as this was definitely NOT Sidney Sheldon but after I began to read it - it was one of the best books that I have ever read in my life.
I remember Mr. Buscaglia having a passion for many things in life and the foremost of them all was for food. I learned many many things from that book infact more than I could have learned from ANY of Sidney Sheldon's novels and the most important lesson that has stuck with me throughout my life as I know it - was to appreciate everything that life had to offer because in all things laid an experience for one to savor, enjoy and learn from.
The way to a man's heart is TRULY through his stomache so I say thanks to all my friends and to preparers of the many meals that I have so enjoyed in the past and I have yet to devour in the future. Cheers - I'll drink to that.
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