as we eat journal | FLOWER edition

May, 2024 | Journal #8

Journal Overview/Letter from the Editor

April showers bring May flowers. This was a lesson lovingly pressed onto us through a variety of school crafts, including delicate tissue paper blossoms pressed onto paper with glue-sticky fingers or cheerful rainbow-hued blossoms painstakingly cut from scraps of construction paper.

Flowers signify celebrations, help love to blossom and grow, and sometimes bring a moment of beauty to the ceremony of death. For Victorians, flowers had a codified language based on color, scent, and seasonality and always had a place on a well-appointed dining table. For us modern folks, we may have done away with posies and boutonnieres, but flowers do much more than decorate our tables - they feature prominently in our dishes and our drinks.

This edition of the AS WE EAT JOURNAL is dedicated to the culinary life of flowers, and we are digging in the dirt for the delightful seeds of our explorations into floral-flavored foods like teas, honey, and more.

Speaking of flowers, this journal is our gift to the AS WE EAT community to educate, enlighten, and entertain you. We understand that there are constant requests for monetary patronage from nearly every quarter, so we have a new patron option to offer us a “tip” according to the value that AS WE EAT brings to you.

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Savor the day!

Here’s What’s In Store

May 9, 2024 - Floral Libations

Leigh's got some blooming suggestions on how to add a floral flair to your favorite cocktails or mocktails. 

May 16, 2024 - Princess Diana’s Favorite Tea

One sip of the elegant Rose Congou tea at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, and Kim too fell deeply in love.

May 23, 2024 - The Artistry of Floral Food Garnishes

This month, Leigh will take us on a creative journey into the fascinating world of carved garnish art.

May 30, 2024 - Bees Love Flowers

Kim explores several floral-based honeys and imagines the ideal “perfect bite” for each.

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