“Like I said, basements usually smell like surrealism. But kitchens and gardens almost always smell like impressionism. Because our kitchen is part of a basement apartment, it smells like the early impressionism of Vincent Van Gogh - all big strokes of umber and ochre - a peppery greasy I-love-you smell.” FoodMetaphorsImpressionism Book:My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 Source: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1