Beginning this winter, I, Emily Farris will cook dinner for a different man named John every week for a year, write about it, and post a recipe from each meal.
Why would you do that?
Because I’m a little bit crazy. And recently, at a supper club, I realized how much I like meeting new people, and learning more about people I already know, over a home-cooked meal.
Plus, what better way to explore my complicated relationship with men (in general) than by making a commitment to cook dinner for 52 of them?
Why John?
John is one of the most common names in America, and quite often used to describe random men (John: a man who hires a prostitute, Dear John: It’s over, John Doe, etc.)
Is this a cheap excuse to get a date?
No. Many of the Johns I have lined up for dinner are dating or married to my friends, and I hope my Uncle John comes all the way from Missouri to Brooklyn for the project. That said, I will not turn away single, handsome Johns.
My name is John. Will you cook dinner for me?
In the beginning, I will solicit Johns from my circle of friends and family, so I don’t have to worry about some random John stabbing me with my own paring knife or stealing my favorite vintage Pyrex dish. But if you’d like to be included in this project, and your name is John, and you won’t attack me with my own cutlery or run away with my baking dishes, email me and tell me why.
My name is not John. Will you cook dinner for me?
No. But I’ll share my recipes with you and you can cook dinner for yourself. You can even pretend I’m there if you’d like.
I wish you had entitled this book Dinner with Bryan. That would be a much better book in my opinion.
Hi Emily, my name ACTUALLY is John, and I would like to get to know some of your recipes! So sign me up, and I’ll even help prep(!!). I am a “foodie in training” and have my own collection of dishes and cookware, and I also wouldn’t attack the hand that feeds me (unless you are planning a food fight…lol). Have you come up with casserole dessert dishes for your book as well?