I'm not much of a foodie, but I do like eating stuff. I've found that most starred restaurants I've been to are more like participating in some performance art

I'm not much of a foodie, but I do like eating stuff. I've found that most starred restaurants I've been to are more like participating in some performance art rather than an effort just to not be hungry. Three stars is a blockbuster movie. One star is a good short story or a clever photograph. It's like sitting down and asking Thomas Keller or April Bloomfield to tell you what's up using just their vision and talent and the contents of their pantry. I also really appreciate nerds. People who just go all out on something and dive deep or wide or both. Out of curiosity or passion or just good old plain obsession. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s2YQZg-pmI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s2YQZg-pmI While there are whole genres of art I don't get, I find food is a pretty approachable for me. As an aside, your comment reminded me of a scene from Star Trek. First minute or so of this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Zekgzwsxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Zekgzwsxg