Comments on: Is Foodie a Four Letter Word?

By: An Evening at L’Etoile | Madison Dining Online Blog

An Evening at L’Etoile | Madison Dining Online Blog — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:56:10 +0000

[...] I took part in a Madison foodie panel, during which there was surprising sentiment expressed that “Foodie” was a bad thing to be. I’m pleased to say that L’Etoile caters to foodies. More on why that is, sprinkled [...]

By: lynn

lynn — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:51:28 +0000

Economics has a lot to do with me being a foodie. It’s much less expensive for me to make a superior meal at home than to go out for fast food. I love the challenge of recreating foods from stores or restaurants and making it better, fresher, and personal.

And you nailed it with the emotional componenet of food. It’s not just about nourishment for the body. It is about feeding the soul. Families are built around the kitchen table.

By: fennel

fennel — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:59:14 +0000

I think you’re spot on, especially about good food not being necessarily expensive. It’s much more about the attention and process — social and technical — of growing and preparing real food.

I think political issues relating to food are extremely important, but if one doesn’t have a personal relation to food, one’s politics can end up contrived and stuffy.

By: Deborah Dowd

Deborah Dowd — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:19:11 +0000

While I don’t like the term foodie, I love your description and would consider it a compliment to be called a foodie according to your definition!

By: heather

heather — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:29:54 +0000

i had no idea “foodie” was that politically charged! i also identify with your definition.

sounds like a cool experience, i wish columbus had something like this going on!

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:36:35 +0000

I agree that “Wealth” is by no means a criteria for being considered a foodie.My great great grandparents were foodies and very financially poor. Those were the days of peasant food, they ate alot of tripe, gizzards(pretty much anything in the offal family of foods).Being italian they grew their own tomatoes, basil etc…. that with the homemade pasta and bread everyone ate like kings for very little money. Much thought and joy went into food and its preparation and in the sharing of it with family and friends. Their love of food has spanned generations, I am living proof. I live and breath food, not just the eating of it but all that it conveys in the spectrum of things.

By: Nupur

Nupur — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:21:17 +0000

I completely agree with you: yes, I would call myself a foodie, and for precisely the reasons that you list here. I believe that good food, made with love, is a powerful medicine, a way to bring people together and bring peace to our world. Far from being elitist, I think being a foodie helps me to eat well on a modest budget.
It is so sad to over-analyze every little word. The world has far bigger issues to worry about.

By: Pim

Pim — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:44:58 +0000

Brava!

cheers,
another foodie

By: A fellow foodie

A fellow foodie — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:59:17 +0000

It is trendy to be a foodie. By nature, that also means that it is trendy to scorn a foodie.