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Foodie
Nation and actually try to make your face
look like you are from a foreign land
as you say the words. If you want to
by Buck Reed practice, try using a German accent
when you say sauerkraut. Note: do
The Supermarket Gourmet not do this with Asian ingredients as
this could make you sound racist.
Although it may well be a
marketing scam, being a foodie
It is not enough to call a plate So, what exactly is a foodie? At place does not by requirement
of barbequed ribs “que.” It is first thought, one might believe a automatically make your food more
no longer hip to call appetizers foodie is someone who loves food expensive, but it does seem to work
out that way. For instance, new
simply “Hors D’oeuvres” it
and wishes to eat it. As opposed
ESP Elower-Sicilia is now “Tapas,” “Meze,” or to most people who actually hate independent restaurants and some
franchised joints are now marketing
food and would never eat it. Or
“Antipasto,” and sometimes, two
Productions of these terms at the same time, perhaps it is simply a person who, themselves as “neighborhood
places,” which is an easy mark to
but never all three. Menus are no
in attempt to elevate their lives by
Serving the Of Dance & Music longer written by chefs; they are artificially looking down on others, hit, as they are in the neighborhood
Community and they are an actual place. Does
Since 1970 “curated” by “culinary artisans” describes every dish they have either
Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Hip Hop and, sometimes, under certain made or had made for them with that mean that they are not going
Pre-School Creative mysterious circumstances, they fancy terms, such as clean—as if to seat you if you are not from the
Lyrical are even “carefully curated.” And the food everyone else was eating locality? And calling your restaurant
Acrobatics dishes are now “deconstructed.” If was somehow tainted with dirt or New American, Pan-Asian, or
Bistro doesn’t really define you, but
grime. I personally believe foodie is
a classic dish gets a different sauce
Modern or an ingredient is swapped out, a marketing term created by an ad doesn’t really increase the menu
Musical Theater it is “reimagined.” Let’s face it, man to sell more abalone, saffron, price either. And deconstructing
Ages 3 to Adult the foodies are here, and they are and capers. Well played Mr. Draper, your daily specials just means you
For more information bringing their own language with well played, indeed. are arranging the ingredients on the
301.271.7458 them. The first concept you want to plate so the customer can put them
www.ESPdance.com grasp when speaking like a foodie together themselves. That has got to
Home of the National Award winning E.S.P. Performing Company
is an absolute, minimal grasp of a cut down on labor cost.
foreign language. No, you do not Whether it was the yuppies, the
have to speak French or Spanish hippies, or the Food Channel that
fluently, but you do need to be came up with the term, foodies are
able to trade out a few American here, and like a tick on a St. Bernard,
ingredient terms for their distant they are not going to be easy to root
counterparts. Eggplant is now out. And although I am fairly certain
aubergine, Mussels are now moules, they will not be making the food
and French fries are now called taste any better, they may actually
frites. You get extra points if you be helping us develop new ways to
can say these terms with an exotic express our appreciation for the food
inflection, and you can somehow we are eating.
add an accent mark as you say them. Did you like this article? Have
Do not make the rookie mistake of any questions or have an idea for
speaking your entire sentence with a future article? Please feel free to
a French accent, just over enunciate contact me at RGuyintheKitchen@
the actual words you are expressing aol.com.
