Playing with food, part 1

Since it's Christmastime, my daily task list has centered around creating (vegetarian, Jewish and Italian in-law-friendly) menus, shopping at various locations to support said menus, returning to said various locations to purchase the things forgotten on the first pass, consulting cookbooks in several languages, consolidating recipes into plain English,

Torta di zucca (dal Cucchiaio Argento)The Swan - perla baptisma in Umbria

slicing, peeling, dicing, pre-heating, mixing, seasoning, greasing, venting, rolling, baking, stirring, re-heating and refrigerating. Not to mention cleaning.

But I'd like to focus on the first part, as the theme leans graciously towards my ongoing (cellular phone camera) mini photographic series documenting the symbology of served food (i.e. playing with food).

Girl with Fake BaconMy Bread &hearts You

There are a host of artists out there exploring food culture in other ways; ranging from amigurumi, like these crocheted clementines from Eternal Sunshine:

Eternal Sunshine's amigurumi Clementines

to tasty felt, such as this winsome irked tofu from Button Arcade:

Irked Tofu Felt Pincushion by buttonarcade

to just plain fakin' it, like Jenni B Original's faux sweets:

Faux Chocolate Dipped Strawberries by Jenni B Originals

...Excuse me, I must go floss now.