Friends and "Foodies"

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by Skip Cohen

​Sunday Morning Reflections are rarely about business. It's my time to jump the tracks and share whatever is on my mind. Nothing heavy this morning, just a fun topic to write about...being a "foodie!"

A week and a half ago, I wrote about a good friend's new cookbook on Amazon: Sea of Thieves - The Cookbook by Kayce Baker.

We decided on her recipe for Shadow Stormfish (swordfish) for dinner tonight. Sheila and I are diehard foodies, and I picked up all the ingredients yesterday. So first thing this morning, before sitting down to write today's post, I was in the kitchen. I wanted to give the swordfish at least six hours to marinade.

While I encourage you to check out Kayce's book, that's not really the focus of today's post. Sheila and I love food, and we also enjoy cooking and time with good friends. Put them all together, and we have a long history filled with laughter and meals that made our tastebuds dance!

I won't always remember somebody's name when I see them after a long absence, but I can tell you what we had for dinner and where, regardless of how long ago it might have been. From fast food like Arby's Meat Mountain to incredible sushi in NYC to six-pound lobsters in New Jersey - you name a friend, and I'll tell you what we last ate! 

And it doesn't matter what meal—breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Yesterday, I was talking with my good buddy Tony Corbell, who had just come back from Yellowstone. The first thing I asked about the trip was whether or not there was a chicken fried steak with sausage gravy on the journey. Not only was there, but Tony told me he made it to an old favorite place all of us had in West Yellowstone!

Here's my point: While it's the friendships I cherish the most, food seems to be the mortar that holds all the bricks together! It's the experiences we've all shared over breaking bread that seem to be the foundation for so many memories. It doesn't matter if it's just a couple of us having a meal together or a dozen of us setting records for how much sushi was consumed in one evening—it's all about the memories!

It's certainly not a heavy concept this morning - more like one of SNL's Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts. But that doesn't change the fun of a walk down Memory Lane through any of life's food courts!

Wishing you a day ahead with memory-making moments that bring together love, laughter, smiles, and your taste buds. It's summertime, and I'll be at the grill with Kayce's Shadow Stormfish recipe later - and I know the stories of our adventures together will be flowing just as much as whatever grog Sheila and I decide goes best with Stormfish! Go for those therapeutic eleven-second hugs I always write about with those people most special in your life.

Happy Sunday...or Monday on the other side of the world.

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