Re: [Boston.pm] emma's pizza

I couldn't disagree more.  Well, okay, I could, but I think you're
underestimating the variety of kinds of enjoyment some people get from
food.
You're talking about "taste" in a very basic sense.
Most foods provide a whole lot more than just stimulation to the
sweet/salty taste buds.
Texture (and variety thereof) is certainly one of the appeals of crispy
thin-crust pizza.
The olfactory sense is a big one, too.  Different toppings appeal to
different people.  Why?
I find a stick of salted butter *far* less appealing than even foods
that have little or no salt or fat in them (cooked carrots for
example... yes, they have the sugar component).

Sure, the human body physically is designed to crave fats and salt.  So
those are a basic requirement for "yummy" food to a lot of people.  But
while I acknowledge some people eat to live (and that's probably better
for long-term health) there are those of us who live to eat.  There's a
lot more to be enjoyed about eating than just fulfilling some biological
craving for fats and salt and sugar.
Granted, if the bulk of Boston.pm attendees don't really care, then
sticks of butter would suffice.
Me, I'd vote for "better" food.

Thanks for tolerating my little rant.
Can you tell I like food?  :-)


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m.org] On Behalf Of Steven W. Orr
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 11:37 AM
> To: boston perl mongers
> Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] emma's pizza
> 
> On Wednesday, Jan 10th 2007 at 11:04 -0500, quoth Philipp Hanes:
> 
> =>Emma's is (still?) awesome.
> =>Been eating there only since their new location, but I 
> can't imagine it
> =>used to be substantially better.  That's just not possible :-) 
> 
> Not be cynical but...
> 
> All good tasting food is an exersize in salt, sugar and/or 
> fat delivery 
> systems. The lowly potato chip could be made out of cardboard 
> and people 
> would still eat it as long as it worked as a good substrate 
> for carrying 
> the oil and salt.
> 
> =>
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> =>m.org] On Behalf Of Ricker, William
> =>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:42 AM
> =>> To: Uri Guttman; boston-pm-PqP1ghmmPMdAfugRpC6u6w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> =>> Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] emma's pizza
> =>> 
> =>> Emma's was great on Huron. Did the new owners keep the 
> same crust and
> =>> sauce at the new location?
> =>>  -- Bill
> 
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