Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Restaurants Sacrificial inspiration
Posted by Richard Blais on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Often, people ask me where I get my inspiration. I don’t usually have an answer. I may ramble about the farmers’ market, or detail an epiphany I had while visiting a new city. But it’s very difficult to delve into the process in a few sentences. It’s poetic to talk about inspiration being all around you, and that if you just open your eyes wide enough, you'll see. Smell the roses … or garbage bin, for that matter.
The romantic notion that inspiration can strike anyone, wildly and without rhyme or reason, simply isn't true. As with any creative endeavor, inspiration is only useful when you have a firm foundation of experience and technique to filter it through.
But if you have a moment, I’ll walk you through the inspiration behind a dish that I’m doing at a private dinner this month. The dinner happens to be in a graveyard. At night. Outside. In total darkness, except each diner is armed with a flashlight.
I’ll be describing the last savory course of a five-course meal.
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