I came across this scene on the street the other day and loved the juxtaposition. We want freshness. We want the taste, the attention and the care that only home cooking can provide. We want that perfect meal immaculately posed on a beautiful plate. We want the fruits of a vibrant earth. And yet we accept that it is conveniently delivered to us by a dirty world of asphalt, steel, concrete and toxic fumes. Just another episode in our long and steady alienation from the land which sustains us.
