Creativity Inspired Through Culinary Arts
Before I start this post - I wanted to quickly give a thank you to a friend who inspired this post. With that said lets start cooking up some creativity. Culinary Art is defined as “the art of cooking.” Spawning not just great smell and flavor but artistic presentations that commit themselves to visual appeal.
Cooking essentially boils down to putting things together in creative ways. It manifests curiosity, understanding of ingredients, and most importantly the preparation to be open. Like all creative undertakings there is always room for change and sudden enhancements. A musician will have an idea how to play out his/her next song, but will try things out of the ordinary to spawn something fresh. A photographer will go into a shoot with ideas and will be open to change depending on varying circumstances. A chef is no different. A recipe will be used with all the correct ingredients, but as the meal is prepared and the ingredients come together there is change. Change in the order of mixture and often times new ingredients come into the mix. Each time the meal might taste different yet fresh.
I recall some of my college days where I would drive to a grocery store in an effort to inspire my intellect. We were inundated with projects, at times asked to roll out four to five advertising campaigns in a given week. With that rigor keeping the creative flow can be daunting. At times one would feel like a “creative hack.”
The Trick
Creativity means to “create” something “new,” “fresh,” and “original.” If you continuously challenge yourself outside of your career it keeps your imagination and personal curiosity at an ultimate high, enabling you to become a problem solving genius.
Next time you are at a grocery store think about putting a dish together from scratch. Just walk through the isles and see how you may take different ingredients and whip something together. Do not go in with the intention of making something already. Go in without intent.
- Let your curiosity sore
- Imagine what the flavors will come to if you mix them together
- Go home and try it, see if your imagination was correct
Challenge your curiosity through the culinary arts!
Happy Cooking
Mitesh Solanki
March 28th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
that is an interesting way of looking at creativity. I suppose not everyone stops and looks at food as artistic, especially because its a daily thing…
March 28th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I have to agree — many of us overlook it but alot of times i like to cook things together for my husband and share my creations with him. Helps me get my mind off of work. that is the only time my blackberry gets put on hold
March 28th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
This is an interesting look at creativity mitesh.
great post - keep them coming!!!!!!!!!
March 29th, 2009 at 11:32 am
This is an interesting look at creativity mitesh.
great post - keep them coming!!!!!!!!!
Oops, should have mentioned good post! Waiting on the next post!
March 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Great insight on creativity. Unusual way of putting things into perspective but I like it.
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