I don't think there's any real negative effects from the blurring of that line, other than maybe cheapening the title of chef or professional cook. "When I started in the industry it seemed the lines between people who made food and cooking their profession and those who didn't were a little more apparent. Sloan notes that the word "foodie" has obscured the difference between professionals and hobbyists, which is not a bad thing.
And we make more stops than the average person when driving around town to pick up the perfect ingredients for our next dinner party," she says. We wax poetic over the texture of shiitake mushrooms. Joan Dye Gussow, one of the pioneers of the sustainable food movement, had a decent word: ‘foodist,’" says Ede.įredrich says part of the backlash of the word "foodie" is because food people are easy to pick on. "I don't even know what I would prefer to be called.
"In my mind, sometimes a ‘foodie’ tends to be someone who really likes exploring food experiences, but doesn't necessarily take into account questions of origin, production, distribution," says Ede.īecause Ede cares deeply about these things she prefers not to be labeled a "foodie." She sees "foodie" used to describe a person who has entered a new "food consciousness" but often only in certain ways.
She has also been a server, food blogger and the development and marketing associate at Chefs Collaborative, a national non-profit that helps chefs and restaurants make sustainable buying decisions. Jen Ede is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Edible Milwaukee, a new quarterly food magazine in Milwaukee. "I embrace it because it takes the stuffiness out of the art without diminishing the accomplishments of chefs, brew masters, etc." "I think it's a fun little term for those who love the art of creating dishes, desserts or drinks for others to enjoy," says Taylor. Laron Taylor runs a local business called Lai Lida Cookies and he doesn’t mind the word at all. It is the great unifier, a factor which brings people together in ways that most other elements cannot," she says. It shapes our health, our economy, our waistlines and our culture. "The truth is, food and our relationship to it is one of the most vitally important factors in our world today. Plus, the term "foodie," she believes, discredits the importance of food. But, equating foodies with elitism across the board misses the point," she says. "I'll admit that, as in any group, there are always a small percentage of fanatics who ruin it for the rest. After all, I think the word foodie gets a bad rap for very little good reason," says Fredrich.Īlthough she is aware that "foodies" are picked on as being "self-important, mindless drones, who follow after any and all food trends that come along," it’s not a fair assessment of all food lovers. "But, quite frankly, when the die is cast against ‘foodie-dom,’ as a food writer I will be lumped in with them to face the firing squad. On the one hand, she sees it as "cutesy" and "elitist" jargon. Lori Fredrich is a food writer and blogger for and she, too, finds the word somewhat complicated. "God bless them and I certainly won't be the one to discourage it," says Sloan. Even though he’s never cared for the word, Sloan supports the concept of people who love to talk or write about food, photograph food and cook it. "The world of food is so humbling that it's hard for me to relate to such thinking."įor many food enthusiasts, including Sloan, the word "foodie" is twofold. My first thought when someone calls themself a ‘foodie’ is that they consider themself an authority on food," says Kevin Sloan, the chef at The Pabst and Riverside Theaters. "I'm not sure I could even articulate what a foodie is. However, in our modern culture, "foodie" is the label that seems to stick like an al dente noodle on a wall.Īnd those folks who have been lumped in the foodie category at one time or another have mixed feelings on the word and different interpretations as to what it implies. Like "food lover" or "gourmand" or "cuisine connoisseur" or even "food nerd." There are numerous terms that could be used to describe a person who is passionate about food and cooking.
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