BSS | Breakfast Interrupted from Bruton Stroube Studios on Vimeo.

I could spend my day searching for sensual food films. On Tuesday I put in motion this splendid video Breakfast Interrupted from Bruton Stroube Studios. I’m convinced that this French/European appreciation of the sensuality of eating is a key reason why French, Italian and many other women in Europe have BMIs significantly lower than those of American women.

New research continues to threaten Biblical teachings about the behavior of people when they explore their own senses, making the experience of eating, lovemaking, gardening and many other sensual activities an important part of everyday life and not the work of the devil.

Responsible Pleasure vs Self-Denial

Watching this video Tuesday, it was impossible not to recall the Carnegie Mellon research suggesting that allowing ourselves to think about food pleasures doesn’t automatically trigger our impulses to eat more. When our senses become absorbed in the experience of appreciating beauty openly, we no longer need to ‘tame them’ with often unhealthy comfort food.

Of all the foods that come to mind, the French relationship with macaroons (macarons) has become a near art form.

Zergüt by the Edible Escape

Obsessed with food in slow motion after watching Breakfast Interrupted, I found an upcoming short film, the work of Alisa Lapidus and Natasha Subramaniam :