If you’re like me, the holiday season is one long orgy of rich food and lavish meals. There are occasions with friends, family, colleagues, special clients, business groups, neighbors and others...
Very few hand-made gifts are exchanged at holiday time or any other time these days. A home-made meal is one of the rare exceptions. Many of us still spend time, search for the best ingredients and just the right recipes, explore our creativity with preparations, pairings, etc. and lay it all out on the table for friends and family to enjoy.
Many of us, including myself, give too little appreciation for what goes into preparing these wonderful, delicious meals. Each buffet, dinner, brunch and cocktail party was planned thoughtfully and prepared laboriously. I have recently come to know the amount of effort, pride, care and attention to detail that goes into those meals – because I prepared a few myself this season. The planning, shopping, prepping, setting up and cleanup are truly labors of love and gifts of time from busy people to those we care about.
Of course, I like to think I helped make it a bit easier on my friends and family members by providing them access to fine cookware, kitchen appliances and serving items from the OakStreet Man collection. These make a big difference in the ease and success – as well as the presentation and cleanup. Non-stick skillets, sturdy, high quality pots and pans; ultra sharp cutlery, attractive and functional serving pieces and glassware all make the work go smoother and the end result more visually pleasing.
To all those who went to the effort, spent the time, worried about the outcome, put their hearts into their culinary efforts – thank you. Your gift of love was appreciated.
Bill
