![]() ![]() Every week I would find a new part of town I had missed until that point and with it new restaurants, cafés, and shops. Street were narrow and turned in unexpected directions as they followed their way around the hill that loomed above. The ride took me through a dirty urban sprawl but once I’d cross the river to the old town things would change. After work I’d go home, change clothes, hop on my mountain bike and ride down to the old historic center of town. ![]() In my former life I lived in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and my favorite activity was exploring the city and finding new places to eat. I’ve watched about half of the episodes so far and the show has definitely made me nostalgic for traveling and eating my way through different cultures. The series has already begun online with a series of articles at tvo.org/thefoodchain, and kicks off on television tonight with a 10-part travelogue, Girl Eat World, hosted by Food Blogger and Master Chef South Africa winner, Kamini Pather. In TVO’s words, “it is a multiplatform series of documentaries and current affairs as well as discussions and articles looking at what we eat, where it comes from and how it lands on our plates.” Here in Ontario, TVO has been exploring the role of food in our lives through a new project called The Food Chain. This is helping me see that the food culture of North America has the potential to be the most unique and exciting since this is a land filled from all cultures of the world. The more I explore different food cultures and traditions the more I realize that in this modern world most food cultures and traditions are being influenced and changed by one another. I find myself lamenting the fact that North America does not seem to have its own traditional cuisine (unless I count fast food). Ever since I began thinking more about the food I eat-and this includes reading books, watching films, following blogs, and lots of cooking and eating-I’ve been rather hung up on the idea of tradition.
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