As part of the amazing Food Writing class I took with Devra Furst, we were encouraged to interview someone within the food industry. Something that would make a good story.
As a sheer coincidence that night, Paige casually mentioned that it was the 4th anniversary of the store. Of course I had to follow up.
So before the last class, I sat down with her for a quick chat that turned into one of those amazing conversations. Here I was expecting her to blow my mind with recommended cookbooks-which she did. But I also got a larger conversation about life and how it can lead you in funny directions.
The gist of it all, and the thing that has stayed with me, is that she has always wanted to create a space that was about bringing people together to do their thing. To create a container. It's not that her passion is NOT cookbooks, or creating a food store, it's all that and MORE. She's facilitating a way for people to express themselves. Creating a community. The books, the cooking are a way to get there. And the best rainbow cookies in NYC don't hurt either. ;)
(Actual interview still to come!)
As a sheer coincidence that night, Paige casually mentioned that it was the 4th anniversary of the store. Of course I had to follow up.
So before the last class, I sat down with her for a quick chat that turned into one of those amazing conversations. Here I was expecting her to blow my mind with recommended cookbooks-which she did. But I also got a larger conversation about life and how it can lead you in funny directions.
The gist of it all, and the thing that has stayed with me, is that she has always wanted to create a space that was about bringing people together to do their thing. To create a container. It's not that her passion is NOT cookbooks, or creating a food store, it's all that and MORE. She's facilitating a way for people to express themselves. Creating a community. The books, the cooking are a way to get there. And the best rainbow cookies in NYC don't hurt either. ;)
(Actual interview still to come!)
