In “But is it Authentic” by Lisa Heldke, many important points are brought up. But one struck out to me the most, was when she associated a certain type of food to something as grand as a marriage. She implies that Anne, saved her marriage with her Italian American husband by learning to like Garlic. Can food really have this much of an impact? Or is Heldke exaggerating? Could liking a certain item mean the difference between a marriage and a divorce?

Another point that struck out to me was when she asked if food is an art, and states that a work of art happens when there is interaction between a product and a viewer. I’d say in this definition food is an art. But could it be a higher form of art? Since food is something one taste there will always be a reaction. It takes physical effort to chew something and ingest it. Whereas something like a painting one could skim over and not pay that much attention to and move on to the next painting, as is what happens in art museums.