The Glocalvore’s Dilemma: Uniting Global Flavors and Local Roots

In the age of globalization, our food, culture, work and sense of identity are increasingly influenced by both local and global sources. Growing up in a town that was notably lacking in culinary diversity, my experiences as a child were flavored by the rather straightforward meals crafted by my dare I say, culinarily-challenged parents. With little exposure to diverse food, I developed an insatiable curiosity, a quest for novelty that has transformed into an enduring love for the global marketplace of flavors as an adult. This sense of adventure first awakened within me during a school trip, of which my clearest memory is the taste of a tuna roll — my first encounter with sushi — that seemed to open a door to an entirely new world of taste and which left me with an insatiable appetite for sushi and related foods. <a href="https://medium.com/hudson-valley-living/the-glocalvores-dilemma-uniting-global-flavors-and-local-roots-aa24ee82f3bc">Read More</a>