5/5/2006

Good old James Beard

Filed under: — Aprille @ 3:26 pm

Quote of the day:  “I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.”  –James Beard, 1903-1985.

Painting of the day:

Saturn Devouring One of His Children, Francisco de Goya, 1746-1828.

Mmm…people…

3 responses to “Good old James Beard”

  1. map says:

    Oh, I am so looking forward to your next Fit Fare piece.

  2. Aprille says:

    Heh. Actually, I just submitted one today for publication next week that was the inspiration for this. I wrote about the herb garden I’ve been cultivating and how I’ve grown kind of emotionally attached to my herbs. When it comes time to eat them, I’ll feel like Saturn in the painting.

  3. erin says:

    ha. we had to talk about that painting in class. goya went crazy! man oh man. we kept just saying that it looked like somebody walked in on saturn and surprized him… it makes it funnier if you imagine him saying something like “uhh,,, um, i was just….” and such.

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