Comments on: Don’t Call Me a Foodie

By: Candelaria Silva

Candelaria Silva — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:23:57 +0000

I wrote a piece on how I like food a while ago. I cook with mostly fresh foods, grew up that way and except for a few years when I veered off the path, I’m back on it.
Did anyone see Alice Waters on 60 Minutes on Sunday? I didn’t like parts of the interview because they really did reinforce her as an elitist despite her comments to the contrary. Reporters can lead with the visuals they choose and the questions they ask.
Anyhow foodie, food-lover, good cook, slow foods participant, and voluptuous…I can take it.

By: Virtual Frolic

Virtual Frolic — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:07:26 +0000

That’s so interesting – I don’t mind being called a foodie, but I wouldn’t call myself that. I associate it with a good thing..although I feel like everyone is such a foodie these days. I don’t enjoy being called a snob – so I get why you’re so angry that people throw the word foodie at you like that.

By: kellypea

kellypea — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:59:39 +0000

Funny, I’ve never seen the term “foodie” referenced in quite that manner. It is what it is and I’m reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s comment that we can’t please all the people all of the time.

I’m not a chef, I’m a home cook. And because I enjoy excellent food, I guess that could also make me a food snob. I love food and I always have. But I use the term foodie because it’s there. I’ve never thought about whether it describes one particular brand of gourmand or another (which is an interesting euphemism because it is synonymous with glutton, gorger, and guzzler — all of which are less appealing to me than foodie). But interesting…

By: Chef

Chef — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:41 +0000

I disagree. I love food. I think about where we’ll eat right away when we’re out all day. I eat healthy, I think about nutrition, I try new ingredients and recipes, I love ethnic foods from around the globe.

Food for me is fun, a conversation starter, a life source, an energy source, a way for my family to come together.

I am not overweight, I hardly eat junk food, I’m not a wine conesseur (and can’t even spell it) and I am defenitely a FOODIE!

By: Katie Fairbank

Katie Fairbank — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:57:13 +0000

what i find interesting is how lately EVERYONE’S a foodie. EVERYONE’S a chef. when I started cooking professionally 15 years ago I worked for real chefs/foodies – now everyone’s hopping up on that pedestal with them. i’m not sure there’s any problem with this – but it seems like we’ve supersized more than just portions in our lives. is it all just ego? sort of an “I care about food therefore I have a title” thing? i’ve been called a foodie, and I don’t take any offense. but i wouldn’t presume the title myself.

nice post. i like the conversation.

By: maris

maris — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:07:39 +0000

Yeah, it’s a weird term. Kind of like “wino.” I think it all depends on context.

By: Happy Cook

Happy Cook — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:45:07 +0000

I totally agree with this post andlove the last sentence, you have written what i always think when i hear the word foodie.

By: Cate O'Malley

Cate O'Malley — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:14:21 +0000

I totally agree. Although I don’t mind being called a foodie (mostly because it’s by people that mean it in a good way), I do hate how the word has become something negative, like it’s almost spit out.