Thoughts from a Foodie...

[spudly]

Hi, Isabella. That era was back at the beginnng of the celebrity chef. Actually it seems to have started with Ma Maison in LA and a very young Wolfgang Puck.

We even did that in New Orleans when we followed Paul Prudhomme, Susan Spicer, John Neal, Emeril, et al. Do you remember the only cocktail you could get at K-Paul's was a vodka martini laced with hot peppers?...and that you had to go "outside" in the back to get to the restrooms? Heady times, those. Shoot, I still followed Rene Bajeaux to La Provence.

I think the chef as celebrity has changed to just a pretty/handsome/witty face on the food network. Chefs also move around so much now that it's hard to keep up. This is basic generalities of course. There are no hard and fast rules to the "big time".

The word "foodie" as a person who loves to shop, cook, serve,experiment and entertain with food works fine.

The past definition just meant a group of yuppies who sought new and trendy chefs and restaurants to see and be seen.

[DivaKitty]

When I am in the mood to cook, which is often, it doesn't matter if I'm hungry or if anyone is here to eat it, I'm creating something wonderful. It's therapy for me to cook. I love to create meals. I love to go out to eat and see what chefs are doing. I'm amazed and excited everytime I see something I've never seen before. I try to re-create it as soon as I can. I love to share my creations.

I don't eat simply to sustain life, I eat to enjoy life that much more.

Meeeeeeeeeee Too!
I think foodies also have the ability to look at say, a peach or a red snapper and see something beautiful. My friend and I often say things like "they had some really pretty cucumbers at the farmer's market today..."
I think that the media blitz that has happened in the food world has taken away that purity and joy that stems from the ingredients you choose, as well as the prep. So much of the stuff on Food Network seems so garbage-y to me... Make it bigger, better, more , more, more...
I wish I could afford to go out more often, but in the meantime I am shopping for and cooking up some pretty awesome food at my house.
Now if I could just get someone to wash the dishes...

[justagirl]

I could be your best friend DK...I love to chop AND do dishes!

And the Farmer's Market last Thursday did have the prettiest cucumbers I ever did see! For true.

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For me "foodie" is a marketing term.

[DivaKitty]

I could be your best friend DK...I love to chop AND do dishes!

And the Farmer's Market last Thursday did have the prettiest cucumbers I ever did see! For true.

Yeah! I'll have to have you over sometime!
(I love chopping too. )

[jodyrah]

Hi, Isabella. That era was back at the beginnng of the celebrity chef. Actually it seems to have started with Ma Maison in LA and a very young Wolfgang Puck.

We even did that in New Orleans when we followed Paul Prudhomme, Susan Spicer, John Neal, Emeril, et al. Do you remember the only cocktail you could get at K-Paul's was a vodka martini laced with hot peppers?...and that you had to go "outside" in the back to get to the restrooms? Heady times, those. Shoot, I still followed Rene Bajeaux to La Provence.

I think the chef as celebrity has changed to just a pretty/handsome/witty face on the food network. Chefs also move around so much now that it's hard to keep up. This is basic generalities of course. There are no hard and fast rules to the "big time".

The word "foodie" as a person who loves to shop, cook, serve,experiment and entertain with food works fine.

The past definition just meant a group of yuppies who sought new and trendy chefs and restaurants to see and be seen.