The Unlikely Intersection of Politics and Picnics As I sat at my kitchen table surrounded by cookbooks and recipe cards, a news alert caught my eye: Melania Trump was set to deliver remarks in North Carolina.
This juxtaposition couldn't be ignored, given that I had just been planning an upcoming potluck dinner party.
Politics rarely dominates conversation at our table, unless we're discussing the merits of salted versus unsalted butter for mashed potatoes. However, food and politics have increasingly intersected in recent years.