Media Consumption
‘Seinfeld’ and a Chocolate Cinnamon Babka
“The kind of pure deliciousness that would spark the convictions of Elaine and Jerry.”
The latest installment in “Media Consumption,” a series of essays and recipes that take culinary inspiration from our favorite movies, TV shows, songs, and books
A show about a group of friends living in New York City? Sounds familiar! A show where the slightest moments of hesitation or inconvenience are zoomed in on and picked at mercilessly for 22 minutes — where the main characters do little other than circle round the petri dish of their own unscrupulousness? Well…I’m not talking about Friends.
I started watching Seinfeld for the very first time this year, which was an interesting experience — mine was a Home Improvement family, then as a late 90s teen I was dutifully drawn to Friends, a show that hands the humour to you on a plate, covered in melted cheese. Now we’re in a hyper post-modern era. Shows that toyed with the medium like the rapid-fire 30 Rock and mockumentary-style Parks and Recreation both debuted over a decade ago; every day there’s a new nostalgia-driven opinion piece, listicle, or podcast; and for many, Netflix bingeing has taken the place of syndication viewing.
