Something Tasty: A cheese pairing to try

Saint Maure

My partner and I are doing this fun thing where we swap movies. He picks out a 90’s blockbuster I definitely should’ve seen by now, and I pick out a romcom he should’ve definitely seen by now.

He picked The Matrix, so I picked Something’s Gotta Give. It was a big Keanu weekend.

This is the pairing for Something’s Gotta Give from my book coming out in May (!!!). Saint Maure is a French ash-ripened cheese that’s bright and creamy and pairs really well with a citrusy high-acid and/or bubbly white wine.

I’m very excited for you to see why this is the pairing for this movie. More details on the book coming so soon.

Something True: A truth about myself

Crafts and Community

Here’s the truth.

As you know from last week, I love Valentine’s season. Two days ago I got to co-host an event I’ve been dreaming about for a while.

I partnered with my friend Meagan of art gurl to create a mini-Galentine’s retreat with a night of romcoms, cheese, and crafts. We made valentines and friendship bracelets while watching The Parent Trap, we journaled and connected during the Trust Your Taste Workshop through cheese and conversation, and snacked and yapped till we had to get out of the space.

Friends. It was so nourishing. And very special.

The reality of being a human living in modern times is that we are constantly aware of a million different very intense things going on in the world. The only salves I have found to keep me going in this day and age were all a part of Friday night.

Intentional gathering, real conversation in cozy candlelit environments, writing, storytelling, laughter, making things with my hands, eating tasty things and talking about them. Obviously cheese and romcoms. All the good stuff.

This weekend I get to hang with some girlfriends I’ve had for over 20 years. The good stuff continues.

What’s one thing you can do this week to prioritize yourself that nourishes you? Might I suggest eating some goat cheese, and watching a favorite movie?

Farm to Fable: How food shows up in storytelling 

Pancakes in Something’s Gotta Give

It’s a short, but important scene. Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson are stuck in the Hamptons together, and can’t sleep. Up until this point they have mostly hated each other, and this is really where it turns.

Talk about nourishing, late-night pancakes can really change a person. But they end up not having them after all, and we as an audience are VERY disappointed. Watch it!

Until next time,

Anne-Marie

P.S. - Sunday Scaries

A terrifying AI image to help us all rest knowing AI bots could never replace a real human artist:

This week the prompt was “a poster advertising a night of pancakes, crafts, and cheese”

Ok what is with the AI fake language? Sad excuses for pancakes and cheese. Our poster didn’t include pancakes, but was much better. This is pathetic.

However, PHAKE phonetically, is correct.

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