I think the conversation that happens through a table and through food it’s
through a table and through food it’s
through a table and through food it’s very powerful
very powerful
very powerful sometimes food is the reason of why we
sometimes food is the reason of why we
sometimes food is the reason of why we sit together but also is the excuse of
sit together but also is the excuse of
sit together but also is the excuse of what we sit together and I believe is an
what we sit together and I believe is an
what we sit together and I believe is an important moment in in who we are as a
important moment in in who we are as a
important moment in in who we are as a human species one thing that we have a
human species one thing that we have a
human species one thing that we have a tendency especially in the United States
tendency especially in the United States
tendency especially in the United States to forget is that the best times in your
to forget is that the best times in your
to forget is that the best times in your life are actually around a table and we
life are actually around a table and we
life are actually around a table and we somehow have pushed the table out of the
somehow have pushed the table out of the
somehow have pushed the table out of the center of American society and one thing
center of American society and one thing
center of American society and one thing that we kind of talked about is that we
that we kind of talked about is that we
that we kind of talked about is that we need to bring it back if you want to be
need to bring it back if you want to be
need to bring it back if you want to be happy as a human being and you are not
happy as a human being and you are not
happy as a human being and you are not with people at a table you you really
with people at a table you you really
with people at a table you you really can’t be happy but that’s where
can’t be happy but that’s where
can’t be happy but that’s where happiness comes from and so food and
happiness comes from and so food and
happiness comes from and so food and drink are the binders and the table is
drink are the binders and the table is
drink are the binders and the table is like a symbol you know of that and in in
like a symbol you know of that and in in
like a symbol you know of that and in in that you know what the Italian
that you know what the Italian
that you know what the Italian grandmother might always tell you is
grandmother might always tell you is
grandmother might always tell you is certainly true food is love
certainly true food is love
certainly true food is love drinks are love you know they are
drinks are love you know they are
drinks are love you know they are symbolic of everything that we actually
symbolic of everything that we actually
symbolic of everything that we actually want I think when you’re sitting at a
want I think when you’re sitting at a
want I think when you’re sitting at a table you’re really without realizing
table you’re really without realizing
table you’re really without realizing you are sharing the hard work that your
you are sharing the hard work that your
you are sharing the hard work that your family put in bringing that food to you
family put in bringing that food to you
family put in bringing that food to you in the hard work that the farmer put to
in the hard work that the farmer put to
in the hard work that the farmer put to wring those vegetables to you and the
wring those vegetables to you and the
wring those vegetables to you and the hard work that a fisherman put to bring
hard work that a fisherman put to bring
hard work that a fisherman put to bring that fish to you and the moment of
that fish to you and the moment of
that fish to you and the moment of sitting at the table is someone like
sitting at the table is someone like
sitting at the table is someone like during a temple and you don’t realize
during a temple and you don’t realize
during a temple and you don’t realize but you’re celebrating the hardships
but you’re celebrating the hardships
but you’re celebrating the hardships that many people before you have to go
that many people before you have to go
that many people before you have to go through in order for you to be feeling
through in order for you to be feeling
through in order for you to be feeling not only your body but your soul and
not only your body but your soul and
not only your body but your soul and this is the sacred moment that we don’t
this is the sacred moment that we don’t
this is the sacred moment that we don’t realize at times that’s the meaning of
realize at times that’s the meaning of
realize at times that’s the meaning of searing to eat a relative sit-down
searing to eat a relative sit-down
searing to eat a relative sit-down family meals have certainly been on the
family meals have certainly been on the
family meals have certainly been on the decline in American culture a lot of
decline in American culture a lot of
decline in American culture a lot of which is due to you have dual working
which is due to you have dual working
which is due to you have dual working families and you don’t have the time or
families and you don’t have the time or
families and you don’t have the time or the
the
the to put into cooking a meal or gathering
to put into cooking a meal or gathering
to put into cooking a meal or gathering around a table with busy schedules I
around a table with busy schedules I
around a table with busy schedules I understand that however the family
understand that however the family
understand that however the family dinner table is probably the most
dinner table is probably the most
dinner table is probably the most important aspect of our culture that we
important aspect of our culture that we
important aspect of our culture that we still have access to we have you know we
still have access to we have you know we
still have access to we have you know we no longer have the church or the Town
no longer have the church or the Town
no longer have the church or the Town Hall or you know these opportunities to
Hall or you know these opportunities to
Hall or you know these opportunities to really interact to share ideas to grow
really interact to share ideas to grow
really interact to share ideas to grow to learn and to evolve together as a
to learn and to evolve together as a
to learn and to evolve together as a community the family table is the last
community the family table is the last
community the family table is the last bastion of the great power we have to be
bastion of the great power we have to be
bastion of the great power we have to be united as a people
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