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The late, great Anthony Bourdain is known for highlighting the connective power of food. He was once quoted as saying, “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal.”
Food’s ability to unite people goes beyond just sitting down and breaking bread. Sometimes, that connection is forged through funny memes, like these ones from The Food Ranger Facebook page. These posts also come with a healthy serving of chuckles, which is always a good thing.
As always, we’ve collected some of the most painfully hilarious and relatable posts from the page.
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Indeed, food can break cultural barriers, turn strangers into good friends, and make a country world-famous for its cuisine. It’s something Bourdain has emphasized in his travel shows, something that his fans had always appreciated him for.
Other influencers like Nick Hamman share a similar sentiment. In a recent interview with The Guardian, he shared his thoughts on how food intersects with different facets of life.
“I believe food is political,” Hamman said. “I think food is very deeply tied to memory, nostalgia, and history. And it tells the story of our country in a very special way.”
Hamman’s large social media following (currently 220,000 on Instagram and 256,000 on TikTok) has helped the small businesses he visits. So much so that one of the restaurants he went to named a burger after him.
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Stephanie Did It 8 hours ago
🙋 Some of us actually like raisins! I loved it when they were included in cinnamon rolls.
Another hard-hitting Anthony Bourdain quote is his description of food as a sense of identity. His exact words were, “Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.”
It’s a sentiment shared by Lisa Kyung Gross, founder and CEO of the League of Kitchens in New York City.
“Food is a particularly good vehicle for sharing love,” she told the Smithsonian Magazine. “In every culture, people come together and connect around the table.”
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Jeremy James 3 hours ago
Martinis and weird Jellos were having a cultural moment, so there were probably a lot more olives and toothpicks lying around.
League of Kitchens is an organization that focuses on building cross-cultural connections through immigrant-led cooking classes. For Kyung Gross, the goal is to humanize immigrants and share their expertise and cuisine to enrich local cultures and society.
“(Collective dining experiences are) a great way to create that connection with others,” she said. “It’s the universal love that comes through food and cooking.”
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Geoffrey Scott 3 hours ago
At one time they had a Philly on the menu for $3 more than a steak and cheese. Guess which one I had 'em make? I am now convinced Jersey Mikes is the best.
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Kitty Smith 2 hours ago
That's a balanced nutritious meal. If the bread was wholegrain/meal it would be perfect.
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Lost Panda 7 hours ago
It's always smell it. Note that it says best by, and it says that for a reason. It's a guess.
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Gehti nIXON 5 hours ago
Well technically the extra cheese is ON the burger. Or did you really want it IN the burger, that be weird.
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