No Reservations
A freestyle poem of mixed rhyme and meter..9 total reviews
Comment from WilliamDeen
thanks for sharing your very entertaining poem
Great gastronomic adventures and cultural perservation,
for food we hold in our heart, "No Reservations
great lines above!
Thanks for sharing your poem with us, pamela
reply by the author on 28-Jun-2011
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thanks for sharing your very entertaining poem
Great gastronomic adventures and cultural perservation,
for food we hold in our heart, "No Reservations
great lines above!
Thanks for sharing your poem with us, pamela
Comment Written 28-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 28-Jun-2011
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I thank you for the compliments and this review as I appreciate both. I like that line myself and it sums up a foodies experience when they have to trace the steps back and actually make the product from scratch they want to try. Cheese is a good example, in the case of the poem, the dried fish, which is only available as flakes, not a piece that needs to be shaved. Even the mishaps are educational. Mike
Comment from IndianaIrish
Interesting poem, my friend. I do appreciate your notes as you mentioned lots of things I didn't have a clue what it was. I just heard the other day about bathsalts...a drug of choice I had never heard of. Keep cooking and writing!
Indy :>)
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2011
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Interesting poem, my friend. I do appreciate your notes as you mentioned lots of things I didn't have a clue what it was. I just heard the other day about bathsalts...a drug of choice I had never heard of. Keep cooking and writing!
Indy :>)
Comment Written 27-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2011
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Hopefully I cook with my writing too. LOL I thank you very much for your compliments and this review. Basically in this area, everything seems to end up a drug problem. It makes hard on a poets eyes.
Comment from sweetwoodjax
this is very well written, mike, i enjoyed reading this poem about anthony boduain and the politics of food consumption, it's crazy what they want to regulate these days.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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this is very well written, mike, i enjoyed reading this poem about anthony boduain and the politics of food consumption, it's crazy what they want to regulate these days.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I thank you for the compliment and the review. Wait until they take the saltshakers off of tables in Maryland. I will be showing up at photo-ops dressed in a tartaned kilt like braveheart! "Culinary Frreeeeddddoooommmmm!" They will want my guts.
Comment from poetbear
I am foodie s this picture made me stop and think. Great imagery and metaphor. People will read and think because of this piece. Makes sense and flows well.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I am foodie s this picture made me stop and think. Great imagery and metaphor. People will read and think because of this piece. Makes sense and flows well.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I thank you very much for the compliments and this review. I find them interesting and have to agree. Hopefully Tony does as well. LOL Mike
Comment from Dansden
I found your subject to be confusing to me as I am unfamiliar with Japanese cooking, yet, I did notice a number of misspellings:
'clandistine', 'illicite' , 'additions'(was that meant to be 'addictions'?)and 'ineteregation' .
The rhyme scheme felt forced in some words (predilections & additions) and smooth in others.
Because of my lack of knowledge for this style I feel unqualified yet on my personal perceptions I found the mixed subjects difficult for me to keep in mind: drugs & Japanese cuisine.
It was an intriguing compilation of drugs and food that kept me confused. Thank you for your sharing this event/experience that has great meaning for you. :) Dan
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I found your subject to be confusing to me as I am unfamiliar with Japanese cooking, yet, I did notice a number of misspellings:
'clandistine', 'illicite' , 'additions'(was that meant to be 'addictions'?)and 'ineteregation' .
The rhyme scheme felt forced in some words (predilections & additions) and smooth in others.
Because of my lack of knowledge for this style I feel unqualified yet on my personal perceptions I found the mixed subjects difficult for me to keep in mind: drugs & Japanese cuisine.
It was an intriguing compilation of drugs and food that kept me confused. Thank you for your sharing this event/experience that has great meaning for you. :) Dan
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I doubt that you will believe me, but all of those words were spelled checked once and somehow didn't take. You can go back and look again and hopefully they will show up as corrected. That's happened to me before on occasion. Perhaps you can check out his show which is on the travel channel. In the foodie world, we often call food our drug of choice and also in many episodes, the people need to have the same behavior as they want to get what they can, and what it takes. I am talking more of the eclectice side of life. I sort of wanted to make use of people's unfamiliarity of Japanese cooking to add to that mysterious atmosphere.
The definitions are in the note section of this piece as I also explain a little about their cooking. Most often, this helps bridge the gap of knowledge in understanding a poem.
I thank you for your compliments, corrections and this review. Mike
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Mike, Of course, I will believe you.:) I would have no reason not to and can understand how spell check can miss. I appreciate your reply and realize my lack of knowledge and awareness contributed to my rating of your writing. I also noticed the voluminous 'note section' that gave understanding to some of the terms, etc. I chose to stick with my rating as if I was not aware of your notes as most who read it would not. Thank you very much for your reply and assistance. Being new to the site I almost did not review it due to my lack of knowledge of the subjects- isn't eclectic spelled without an 'e' on the end?- but did not know whether I could choose another once I checked your poem to review. Please know that I had no intention of harming your ratings or demeaning your knowledge and expertise of cooking, Mike.:) Dan
Comment from cheyennewy
Hi Mike,
I was grateful for your author's notes as you used some words that I had no idea what they meant. Having said that, I did enjoy this poem. Since I know you are into Japanese cooking it speaks well of that. You have a good rhyme and your word selection is excellent. You must promise to keep cooking and writing! Well done, chey
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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Hi Mike,
I was grateful for your author's notes as you used some words that I had no idea what they meant. Having said that, I did enjoy this poem. Since I know you are into Japanese cooking it speaks well of that. You have a good rhyme and your word selection is excellent. You must promise to keep cooking and writing! Well done, chey
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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To me, the few Japanese terms that I use sort of adds to the mysterious nature of the poem. I wanted to introduce people to the elements of Japanese cooking and this seemed as good of time as any. The Japanese cooking will come about as it can. I loved this review and thank you for it and the compliments. Mike
Comment from Jean Lutz
This story reminds me of an encounter with my oldest son, also a Mike, recently. I wanted to take him and his friend to a local Thai restaurant. He politely made another suggestion. Later he told me that he had heard some strange stories about what they put in their foods. After reading your story, I think the two Mikes may be right. By the way, we ended up going to a Mexican restaurant. I have heard some strange stories about their food, but I won't go there. ;-)
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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This story reminds me of an encounter with my oldest son, also a Mike, recently. I wanted to take him and his friend to a local Thai restaurant. He politely made another suggestion. Later he told me that he had heard some strange stories about what they put in their foods. After reading your story, I think the two Mikes may be right. By the way, we ended up going to a Mexican restaurant. I have heard some strange stories about their food, but I won't go there. ;-)
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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The wonderful things about today's world is that you can type the name of a dish in the internet and always come up with a recipe. I don't worry about whats in it and always go by, "If it tastes good." Very often, what we have heard is in it isn't, yet in terms of national cooking, what we may think of as strange, is everyday ordinary in their country. Thank you for sharing your story with me, the review and the compliment. Mike
Comment from Maureen's Pen
My god, if I had 6 stars you'd be getting them. Dratted things I never seem to have much of.
Anyway I read your poem first and then your author notes and back to the poem. I have short term memory loss, and some brain damage due to MS- So this means my friend I have to try even harder than your regular reader.
However saying all that I am so out of my depth on these types of issues and drug designer brands "not for consumption" truly opened my bloody eyes. Holy crap!!
There is just so much information in your piece I take my hat off to you. I mean WOW!!
And on top of all that you also share you wonderful ideas in cooking and books to browse through....
Jesus- where have you been all my life???? Just kidding don't panic...
This deserves 10 bloody stars...and may I just say you got your point across and you writing style is bloody brilliant!
Maureen
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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My god, if I had 6 stars you'd be getting them. Dratted things I never seem to have much of.
Anyway I read your poem first and then your author notes and back to the poem. I have short term memory loss, and some brain damage due to MS- So this means my friend I have to try even harder than your regular reader.
However saying all that I am so out of my depth on these types of issues and drug designer brands "not for consumption" truly opened my bloody eyes. Holy crap!!
There is just so much information in your piece I take my hat off to you. I mean WOW!!
And on top of all that you also share you wonderful ideas in cooking and books to browse through....
Jesus- where have you been all my life???? Just kidding don't panic...
This deserves 10 bloody stars...and may I just say you got your point across and you writing style is bloody brilliant!
Maureen
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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Come on, it's Sunday! LOLI think the writing at this site is wonderful as there are never enough sixers to bestow. This review is enough to add up for another star as I enjoyed reading it very much.
That's how life works, as the event that transpired was enough for a No Reservations poem, then with its mysterious setting and the appearance of the shave fish (which is legal) it not only reminded me of the designer drug problem, but also that food tends to be just as highly regulated, at times to the point of absurdity.
Believe me, I am by no means a proponant of drug use as I pass by hard core addicts, drug dealers and prostitutes every day. I know what it does, at the same time I have to question the philosohy and motives of illegalizing every thing that holds a fearful hint of a drug in it. With that, I hold a, At your own risk," attitude. Food has similar restrictions, and what has been so highly regulated, rarely affects a person to begin with. There are those items I can see keeping out of the mainstream food consumption, but on items that don't affect the masses, I like the at your own risk attitude. Funny how the poetic mind slips gears. LOL
I loved this review and thank you for it and the compliments! Mike
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Again I say....where have you been all my life.....LOL...must be the Vex cooler I just consumed like it was a strawberry sundae and its 7% alcohol....yes well enough said..You keep going my man...love all your talking about, and big pain when you have to pass all that crap everyday...sad sad state of affairs....prostitutes, druggies...god...I couldn't do it everyday walking past all that...would be bloody depressing...:)
Keep Smiling
Maureen
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I have been here all along, just waiting and hoping... and scaring most ladies to run in the opposite direction. LOL You made my day!
Comment from dogontherocks
I really like your culinary excursion and your mixing of music with food. "If music be the food of life, play on". It is the rhyme structure that bothers me.
abcc, aabb, abab, aabcb, aabb, aabb, abbcc, abcc. I do like that you ended with the same rhyme scheme as you began. It seems to me though, that since this is about music and strict Japanese culture that the rhyme scheme should me more formal and flowing. I think with a little work you could have something and I would be happy to revisit the rating. Nice job.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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I really like your culinary excursion and your mixing of music with food. "If music be the food of life, play on". It is the rhyme structure that bothers me.
abcc, aabb, abab, aabcb, aabb, aabb, abbcc, abcc. I do like that you ended with the same rhyme scheme as you began. It seems to me though, that since this is about music and strict Japanese culture that the rhyme scheme should me more formal and flowing. I think with a little work you could have something and I would be happy to revisit the rating. Nice job.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2011
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But then to do as you say, wouldn't hold to the nature of the transaction. LOL I had to wipe out my description and reworded to indicate a free style poem of mixed rhyme and meter. I do it that was as I consider it a performance piece and what balances it out is the performer's change in timing and inflection. I didn't want this to be all whole notes. I do understand where you are coming from.
I thank you for the compliments and in reviewing this. Mike
