Hello - I’m thrilled to post my first blog as Food and Drink editor.
Let’s get the formalities over with: I’m Laura Vickers, 20, studying English at Kings College London. Some key facts about me that are integral to your understanding of me: I’m part Italian, I think Doctor Who is amazing, I loathe World of Warcraft (Orcs?!) and I believe it isn’t possible to watch too much theatre. Oh, and I LOVE FOOD.
To me, food and drink is more than just sustenance. It’s passion, it’s pleasure, it can be controversial, it can forge friendships and heal the scars of the day. It’s subjective, it’s hours of conversation, and most importantly it’s something EVERYONE has an opinion on. That’s the beauty of it, but do you care?
As students, we are renowned for caring the least about food, (I don’t think anyone could accuse us of being nonchalant about drink, though, let’s be honest). Yet it is possibly a more integral part of our lives than any other social group. After all:
- Our social lives revolve around it.
- Our weekly budgets depend on finding it cheapest.
- Most students learn to cook for the first time during their University years as it’s the first time they are away from home.
The last point is the one that causes me most grief, however, as I think students simply don’t know enough about cooking, nor do they seem particularly inspired by creating good food in general. I find this flabbergasting when cooking is so easy. Trust me, if I can make a spaghetti bolognese you won’t forget, anyone can. And everyone should. So why don’t you?
I’m reaching out to ask - what do you love about Food and Drink? Do you think you can cook? Why/why not? What do you think makes good food, and what inspires you to make good food? And if any or all of the above questions provoke a less than enthusiastic response, what can I do to change that?
I look forward to making the Food and Drink channel about you.
Please give any suggestions you have either by commenting below or emailing beanzine [at] studentbeans [dot] com
