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  • August 29, 2011

    Masterwork entry 2

    7:33 PM Bymsigourney
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    Anne Bogart says, in Now You Act “There is really no need to come up with anything new. Redescribing what you have inherited will engender all the novelty and originality you crave.” “In trying we attempt a miracle.” “If the motivation for action does not transcend the desire for fame and success the quality of […]

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  • April 27, 2011

    Thank you’s, a poem and a recipe…..

    2:06 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    This past Sunday was our final performance of, “Our Daily Bread” at CounterPULSE. After a two week run which included 8 sold out performances and one show for students from Mission High School, I am still feeling the overwhelm of such a wonderful, ass kicking, joyous and painful experience that was the making and performing […]

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  • April 20, 2011

    Reflections on the opening weekend of “Our Daily Bread”

    12:01 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    Reflections on the opening weekend of “Our Daily Bread” This past Thursday, Our Daily Bread opened to very supportive and enthusiastic audiences. It was an amazing experience filled with love, food, exhaustion and the absolute commitment of all of the performers and creators who were integral to this experience. Laura Diamondstone created a magical environment […]

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  • April 4, 2011

    The food chain is only as strong as the weakest link…

    4:39 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    The food chain is only as strong as the weakest link and other thoughts leading up to this monster called, “Our Daily Bread”   It has been a minute since my last post and sooooo much has happened. The artistic crew who are conjuring this work, Our Daily Bread celebrated the 100th anniversary of International Women’s […]

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  • February 14, 2011

    Letting go of gumbo..

    12:10 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    For many years on my birthday, my mother would make her seafood gumbo. It was one of the few times I would ask her to make this dish and I always liked to share this experience with family and friends because my mother’s gumbo is an experience. It is thick, messy, full of crabs legs, […]

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  • February 8, 2011

    The proof is in the pot, in the forest….

    4:49 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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  • February 8, 2011

    Ode to my Father and my brother…

    10:51 AM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    I’m cooking as fast as I can! A week and a half ago, I found myself cooking for one food party after another and no sooner than I finish washing my trusty pot that I cook my stews in does Julie Phelps and Keith Hennessey call me and ask me if I can come cook […]

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  • January 27, 2011

    In a recession, you gotta have stew…..

    12:40 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    I have to say…there is so much going on, I’m having a hard time keeping up in these posts! For the last 2 weeks it’s been about recession stew. Recession stew is a creation of mine that was inspired by the way my mama would take random left overs and hold overs in the fridge […]

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  • January 18, 2011

    Trying to hold on to the magic of Africa….

    11:15 AM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    It’s been almost 2 weeks since I left Senegal..every day in Senegal I ate 3 meals a day. Everyday, 3 times a day, we stopped everything else so we could eat ( I say we because I never ate alone there). Whether it was Adama’s cooking that we ate everyday at L’ecole des Sables where […]

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  • January 10, 2011

    Narass ak jamm (digest in peace)

    12:16 PM ByAmaraTaborSmith
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    Well, it has definitely been awhile since I last posted…I have been on a journey with this food project that has taken me to the Republic of the Congo, New Orleans twice (I may be going back), several food parties in and around the SF bay area and most recently to Senegal from where I […]

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