When people are asked to define comfort foods, the answer is variable. There are as many variations to the answer as there are individuals who are asked the question. What makes something a comfort food while others are not? Is it related to diet or type of recipe? Is it related to region or country?

At a restaurant, a waitress was asked the question of what she thought of when she was asked about comfort foods. She did not hesitate to answer, "Oh, meat loaf and potatoes, green beans. Stuff like that." When asked to describe how she came to her answer, she said, "These are the things that I had growing up at family meals." It appears she related to meals that she had at home with family.

Comfort foods remind people of home and family. It is food that gives them comfort, a sense of family and home. People think of family gatherings, holidays, and special occasions. It does not necessarily have to do with a secret family recipe (although the secret might be that eating gives members of the family a warm feeling of home). It is not surprising that everyone has an image of a family meal.

Yahoo! News Search Results for comfort food
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Marilyn's dishes out comfort food in Minetto (The Palladium-Times)
Oswego area residents looking for home-style cooking, without having to actually make it themselves, can now find it at Marilyn?s Daily Dish in Minetto.
They give comfort food (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Amy Johnson, owner of Amy's Cafe, grew up learning how to cook in her grandmother's kitchen. But she was only 17 when Helen Irving got cancer--too young to care for her grandmother before she died....
Little comfort offered for library crisis (The Toledo Blade)
Democratic state House lawmakers, standing in front of the downtown Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, said yesterday Senate Republicans are holding the House's proposed state budget "hostage." But they had few words of comfort for area library systems that are facing the loss of 50 percent of their state funds under their plan. At first, Rep. Edna Brown (D., Toledo) mistakenly said the funding ...
Gus & Gabriel Opens with Comfort Food and Flask Service (Gothamist)
              Before he had ever spent any substantial time in restaurant kitchens, the chef Michael Psilakis went to college and earned an accounting degree. Oddly, it was a fluke, part-time post-graduation waitering gig at a T.G.I. Fridays that first convinced him that he should be a chef and restaurateur. His father Gus had always been a generous culinary daredevil, having built a spit in the ...
Un-retired Army Master Sergeant Austin Asher back home from Iraq for a visit:...
BEREA -- As Army Master Sgt. Austin Asher recently sat in the comfort of a world without sand, mortars, improvised explosive devices and triple-digit heat, he looked back on three decades of feeding the troops in such far-flung locales as...
Montreal Restaurants (New York Times)
Authentic Québécois cooking ? pig?s feet stew, game meat pies, and the like ? has become an endangered species in this area. But foodies will appreciate the Quebec-style fusion cooking of this high-end restaurant with a laid-back vibe that gives comfort food a modern twist.
Chatty chef (The Star)
IN this feature of My Favourites , we get people in the news and those in the entertainment industry to talk to us about their favourite street food spots.
Comfort food (The Age)
It's hearty and no-nonsense, but pub food does not have to be heavy.
METROMIX.COM: Dressed to express at Detroit's Cityfest (Detroit Free Press)
Comerica Cityfest, now in its 21st year at the New Center in Detroit, is known for showcasing some of the best in music, food and culture during its five-day party. The festival itself is a melting pot made up of the people of metro Detroit -- from families in the surrounding suburbs to hipsters who frequent downtown hot spots regularly -- and nothing shows off the different personalities of the ...
A taste of Italy (Independent Online)
In the depths of winter Myrna Robins turns to Italy for comfort food that's vibrant, colourful and affordable.