all the cook-alone/cook-with-friends part is very important; you are not being fed, nor providing solely the food.
but to me the most beautiful part comes from experimenting.
and when experimenting, i think it is important to always avoid onde or another tradition.
for example, whenever i'm teenfooding i tend to plan a dish without the traditional structure, or at least making a new version of the carb-protein scheme. i never cook rice or beans to myself, and always look for something i can make with one pan only.
it is the audacity of being
