Here’s Pavarotti copied from an interview somewhere:
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.”
~ Patricia Hampl, The Art of the Wasted Day (Published April 17, 2018)
Photo: BonAppétit, Pappardelle with Arugula and Prosciutto
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Ah, yes. Eating. One of life’s greatest pleasures–especially if it’s good quality chocolate!
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Especially THAT…
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I could certainly have said that….!!!
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Laughing. So me too.
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Rest and good food… nothing better.
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I’m with you on this Brenda.
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clearly fresh pasta deserves our full attention.
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So agree with that!
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LOL, if he didn’t sing, he could probably have taught every university level of eating. Oh, I’d love to have seen that!
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Me too!
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LOL!
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Indeed
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The Italians have always understood….
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They really have…
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We went into that some days ago…. didn’t we?! 🙂
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We did. And we’re going to keep repeating it until it sinks in with me. 🙂
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🙂 If only I’d liked his singing a bit better. But I DO subscribe to his words about ‘breaking up to eat’ (in good company, preferably, too!!!)
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And I was a fan of all of it.
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And PLEASE, change the reference for the correct one: BonAppétit – and their website is called bonappetit.com
It’s the little things… sorry to let out my Swiss Teacher 😉
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Laughing!
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He certainly must have enjoyed his food.
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Yes!
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Unfortunately, it’s a multi-task thing with me.
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Multi fork thing for me.
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LAUGHING!
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I’ll share my secret…I LOVE to eat…and have often thought, “thank goodness I’m not obese”! And, I like conjuring up my own versions of everything…from oatmeal to salmon.
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Oh, I love to eat too. And thankfully genetics offer high metabolism.
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Pavarotti’s girth will attest to that. God rest his most talented soul.
-Alan
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Yes. Yes it will.
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