Tag Archives: palate of memory

The In-Utero Palate

Posted on 08/08/2011 by

So it turns out that our sense of smell is one of the very first to develop. So much so that what a woman eats when she’s pregnant profoundly shapes the taste preferences of her child, according to this brilliant … Continue reading →

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Childhood Memories

Posted on 06/04/2010 by

Writing the proposal for My Thai and looking back over the years, I’ve been reminiscing about my magical childhood in Bangkok and beyond… … perching on my window sill, illicitly watching my parents twisting with their friends on the polished … Continue reading →

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The Power of Memory

Posted on 11/01/2010 by

I have often talked about the palate of our imaginations and the palate of our memories: extremely powerful triggers that can jolt us back in time and space to a meal, a day, a person. So I was doubly struck … Continue reading →

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Ode To A Bundt Tin

Posted on 06/07/2009 by

I was looking through the kitchen cupboards at my folks’ place the other day for things to snaffle, when I came across a bundt tin… not just any bundt tin… THE bundt tin. One that contains as many memories for … Continue reading →

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Back To The Palate Of The Imagination

Posted on 01/06/2009 by

I’ve been walking back to happiness, nose down in the trough bag of polishing the proposal for my big Thai book. So I’ve been immersing myself in the flavours of my life… I was reminded of one of the original … Continue reading →

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