In Savage Barbecue: Race, Culture, and the
Invention of America's First Food, Andrew Warnes searches for the origin of barbecue and is alternately overly scholarly and
very interesting, especially when he finds great quotes, like this one from journalist David Dudley: «Barbecue's appeal isn't hard to fathom and may explain why barbecue cookery seems such a Neanderthal corner of
modern gastronomy.
Aside from the basics and generic marvels of
modern invention (roof over my head, car, cell phones, internet, elevators, dishwashers, tampons, etc, etc), in my own life and particular circumstances I'm especially grateful for my Ergo baby carrier,
very involved and
very good Grandparents on both sides, a
very involved and
very amazing husband, and the luxury of eating out more often than I should.