<div class="floatleft"><div align="center">(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/132c/qanv0vlare944wbzg.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Jaclyn Rosendahl</strong></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">Entrepreneur<br/><em>About Jaclyn</em> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=289408.msg14241614#msg14241614)<br/> ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ </span></span></div></div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… spice wars? … finish a mouthful of the egg and tomato dish …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">  “It’s the only thing I ever heard them disagree on, and it was humorous disagreement because neither of them ever changed, the chili recipe or the hot sauce. And she kept the hot sauce on the table for him too.“</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… take another bite and consider how we came to be having this discussion … ah yes! …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">  “So this is the first time I’ve ever seen a menu that is multicultural. Oh I’ve seen gobs of fusion stuff and straight up specialty food by nationality, but never a menu with sections for the various diners that are expected to sit down to eat. We have this fine halal dish, there was Indian food. And standard European/American dishes. My chef’s problem is they don’t think their guests would like authentic island food, good food as they call it. Oh, we import as little as we possibly can and shop the local markets and in a few places we actually subsidize local farmers to grow certain things. There are certain local foods we don’t dare serve too, though maybe it’s just rumors that cats and dogs find their way into local stew pots but it wouldn’t surprise me were it true. Pets are a luxury and they’re too poor to afford another mouth to care for simply for companionship.“</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… another bite …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">  “When I was a kid, we had one indoor cat who was Mom’s pet. We had an ever varying number of barn cats that kept the rodent population at bay in return for the comforts of living in the bar and handouts as need. But never did the two classes of cat meet. Mom once said that barn cats and house cats don’t come from the same place. Dead house cats were buried, dead barn cats were thrown where the buzzards can have the carcass. But anyway, menus.“</span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>… big sip of the water … the overing waiter refills my glass from the bottle … I signal for another bottle …</em></span></span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">  “Maybe if I set aside a part of the menu for local fare. Plantains and chicken and goat and vegetables I have to ask what they’re called when I go to the market with my chefs. Or specialk events where a local chef is brought in for a special barbecue? They do that very well in Hawaii with Luau! Should work on St. Kitts, eh? Or a dinner tour to a local restaurant? Point is, promote the local fare and everyone comes out ahead. Win-win is what they call it at Harvard. I call it sharing community.“</span></span><br/>