As you might imagine, I spend most of my waking hours talking, writing or reading about food. Recently, a new word seems to be sneaking into the conversation. I’m hearing people commenting that a restaurant, dish or chef either has, or lacks, “soul”. It’s an odd idea which, though it might be difficult to pin down, is obviously expressing a widely felt need. That food is getting better in this country is no longer news, but people are still searching for a “special something”.
本人平時多數時間都花在談論、撰寫以及閱讀美食這個話題，所以具體境況想必諸位也可知一二。近日，一個新詞似乎悄無聲息地溜進各種談話之中，我不斷說到食客評論某家餐館、某道菜肴、以及某位大廚具有或是欠缺“內涵”。這個怪異說法盡管挺難清晰界定，但明顯道出了大家的普遍感受。美國餐飲水準越來越高也是不爭事實，但食客們仍在到處找尋“獨特美食”。
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