— Sarah Northcutt

Out of that really needs to, to, to come this language and, and, and think about any field, um, of study, whatever it is, right? It could be baseball, it could be playing the flute, uh, it could be the medical field. Every discipline has its language. And so very simply, we're asking you to, to slowly or quickly if, if you can, or want to develop that, that vocabulary and that ease of speaking. Okay? So certainly the list of flavors and textures and, and aromas that we provide, uh, is a starting point. And so start to bring those terms into your daily vocabulary. And, you know, use these terms with people as you go to the farmer's market, as you cook alongside somebody, as you share a meal with somebody, try to, you know, practice using these terms so they become more natural and not so clunky. And, and again, this is just the starting point for any new endeavor. Okay? Now, in terms of, you know, deepening and broadening your language around food, you know, I would suggest that you start to read critiques or, um, you know, commentary around restaurant experiences that are online, you know, or by, you know, food editors, food writers, uh, for local restaurants, you know, for example, there's also a, a whole field of food literature out there if that might interest you, where you've got established writers that are taking a, a, a different approach to food, um, very often than, than simply describing a meal. But there will be embedded in this beautiful food literature, uh, scenes of meals that are very, um, you know, delicately described. And this is how, you know, we can learn how other people are doing this, and then we can mimic some of that and, uh, start to bring it under, uh, you know, our own umbrella until it becomes comfortable, and we have our own style, okay? So, you know, to, to teach you more about how to describe food is, is difficult right here. You know, if you were a, a student of mine, um, face-to-face, you know, we would go through a number of different drafts and I would give you feedback, and you would go back and rewrite. And, you know, we would go through this sort of a process of writing. So it's much more than simply the mechanics of writing, which maybe I can, I could touch upon in a, in a setting like this, you know, how to write a sentence, you know, again, from a, from a mechanical standpoint. But when it comes to the, the nuances of writing, it really takes a lot of practice. And, uh, I will, you know, ask you to sort of take in some of these thoughts that I just shared, uh, and, uh, practice using this language in, uh, with your words, your spoken word, as well as your written word. And, you know, focus on, uh, you know, your learning. And you don't worry too much about the grade, um, that is gonna come out of what you submit. We are here to give you some feedback to, to help you along that path, through this process. If you knew it all at this point, you wouldn't, you wouldn't have to be here. Okay? So I hope you enjoy the process. Thank you.