However, there is one particular performance that sticks out among the rest- the fourth of July buffet of 2014, it is still talked about to this day. First off, Grandpa comes back to the table with two mountainous plates full of pasta salads, shrimp, and other July 4thdelicacies. Thinking that these plates were for our whole table my dad went to take something off his plate and got the death glare. The rest of us watch in amazement- he doesn’t notice. The main event of that evening however was the lobster that he polished off. My youngest brother was hitting my arm like he was watching a close basketball game and would not stop talking about it all night, “He sucked out every single spec of meat!! Thats wild!” He did not waste one part of the lobster, he even sucked any left over butter off his fingers like a young kid would lick off the orange Cheetoh dust that gets stuck tips on your fingers tips.
My dad concerned/ irritated by his aging father had a look of disgust on his face as if he would not be doing the same thing in in twenty years. I’ve seen the hidden, empty sleeves of Oreos hidden under his bed whenever he goes on a ‘cleanse’. Grandpa got up asking completely seriously, “Do you want some ice cream Kristen?” He can always count on me for dessert. Needless to say, the fourth of July fireworks came in second place to grandpa’s show. I enjoy sharing a meal with my grandpa just as much as he enjoys eating it.
— Kristen
April 7, 2017 at 9:26 pm
Thanks for sharing this story, Kristen. And what a great pic!
Some of my favorite food memories are meals with my grandmother. Not only did she snack constantly (we call it “grazing” today), but she had something to say about everything that passed her lips: the butter wasn’t soft enough to spread over the bread she had just baked, the sliver of ham would be better with some coarse mustard, the scones were a little over. I think she was always hungry (she grew up with very little to eat), always waiting for a meal of such perfection so that the food before her could only pale in comparison to that of her dreams. But she loved to eat and did so with relish, even if she was sometimes disappointed.
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