Carly Yuenger
On today's show we discuss the tempting but sometimes disastrous relationship between food and romance with Giulia Melucci, author of I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, her new book that's part cookbook, part dating memoir.
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14 years ago
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Hi, I'm writing from Brazil to let you know that women not knowing how to cook is not a American only phenomenon, but also a Brazilian one. I have only one friend who can cook, all the other women I know who are the same age as me (I'm 29), are either strugling to learn how to cook now that they are married, or just can´t cook at all. Most of them lived alone before getting married, and still they didn't learn how to cook. I think any grown woman should know how to cook, being able to care for your family is a mark of womanhood. You don't have to slave over the pots and pans every day, the whole day, but any adult should be able to produce a decent meal for their loved ones. Call me old fashioned, call me crazy, but I think cooking is a basic adult skill.
I learned how to cook with my mother, and I get a real sense of connection and belonging when I repeat in my kitchen the same gestures, the same movements as my mother, and her mother, and her grandmother did. I know I'm a grown up when I can prepare a delicious meal for my family and friends and have them sit around my table enjoying good food.
I think everyone should know how to cook, and if I ever have children I'll make sure they learn at least the basics before leaving home.
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