[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Ann Sanfedele asked: > > > > I haven't shot this yet - not interesting enough > > > > visually (it might never be) > > > > But would you eat at a restaurant whose banner > > > > boasted: > > > > > > > > "food for the five senses" ? > > > > I would at least be intrigued enough to want to know a) whether > > it lived up to its promise and b) whether I could afford to try > > it. Uh, and c) whether the vegetarian section of the menu had > > enough options for me. > > > > Don Sanderson replied: > > > I can see smells,tastes,looks and feels (texture) good, > > > but sounds good? > > > Not sure food should make noise! :-( > > > > > >snip some of Glenn's poetry... > > > > > >... > > And even if the food doesn't make noise, there are certain > > sounds associated with "happy eating in a restaurant" that > > can be meaningful if paid attention to. Watch the next few > > meals with family or a group of friends as though you were > > the Foley artist of a movie containing those meals as scenes. > > Pick out the sounds that set the mood, the sounds that seem > > irrelevant, and the sounds you'd like to edit out. Is the > > amount of silverware-on-china clink different for a diner > > than for an expensive restaurant? Is it a distraction or > > part of the reassuring "sense-of-scene"? Does the sound of > > wine being poured from a bottle help set up your anticipation > > of the taste of it? > > > > > > So yes, sound counts. > > > > > > Sorry, the sensualist in my got carried away. Now those > > parts of my nervous system are all a-tingle and I need to > > to listen to woodwinds and fondle velvet and silk for a > > few minutes ... > > > > -- Glenn > > > > Glenn. I'm not sure what else you are, but you are definitely a poet. > > ER
annsan replies Boy you never know what an innocent little observation will unleash here! Well, maybe nit wasont so innocent, tho :) annsan
