A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food,[1] and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby. The related terms "gastronome" and "gourmet" define roughly the same thing, i.e. a person who enjoys food for pleasure; the connotation of "foodie" differs slightly—a sort of everyman with a love for food culture and different foods. Some, such as Paul Levy, say the foodie can still be a "foodist".
Food truck rallies may draw foodies, who congregate to sample the goods.
Foodie Cupcakes, showcasing the foodies' love for different foods
The "foodie" — not as elitist as a gourmet, more discriminating than a glutton — was first named in print in the early 1980s. The term came into use almost simultaneously in the United States and Britain. Priority goes to Gael Greene, who, in June 1980, wrote in New York Magazine of a character who "slips into the small Art Deco dining room of Restaurant d'Olympe ... to graze cheeks with her devotees, serious foodies."[2] Immediately afterwards the foodie was defined in the British press. Ann Barr, features editor of the London magazine Harper's & Queen, had asked readers to comment on a then-new obsession with food. Several readers' responses named Paul Levy, food writer on the same magazine, as the perfect example. Levy played along,[3] contributing an anonymous article in August 1982, defining the term ("Foodies are foodist. They dislike and despise all non-foodies")[4] and characterizing himself as the "ghastly, his-stomach-is-bigger-than-his-eyes, original, appetite-unsuppressed, lip-smacking 'king foodie'".[3] The word gained currency rapidly, partly because Barr and Levy followed up with a book, The Official Foodie Handbook, published in 1984.[5]
Foodies have a significant social media presence; food lovers have created their own YouTube channels where they show what they cook and where they eat around the world.[8] It has also become a common practice to take photos of food and beverages consumed at home or outside and share them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other media in a form of food porn.[9]
Criticism of the term
Chris Onstad, author of the webcomic Achewood and the author of The Achewood Cookbook, stated a dislike for the term. Onstad said "There are so many words that already describe the concept of people who like food, or enjoy cooking, or enjoy knowing about cooking. "Foodie": It's like the infantile diminutive—you put a "y" on the end of everything to make it childlike. We don't need it. It's embarrassing. 'Girl, I'm a foodie.' Like oh my God."[10]
Many journalists, like Roberto A. Ferdman, author of "Stop Calling Yourself a 'Foodie'" in the Washington Post, also criticize the word saying, "There is a great irony in describing yourself as a food insider in a way no actual food insider ever would."[11] Ferdman claims that people who associate themselves with being a "foodie" are in fact distancing themselves from the group they wish to be associated with. The author then states that there is nothing wrong with having an interest in food, in fact this popular trend is helping the food movement thrive. Ferdman's main argument is that since the word is so widely used, its meaning has become ubiquitous and some meaning is lost upon the need to constantly announce how much someone likes to eat.
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Foodies redirects here For the web series see Foodies web series A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food 1 and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby The related terms gastronome and gourmet define roughly the same thing i e a person who enjoys food for pleasure the connotation of foodie differs slightly a sort of everyman with a love for food culture and different foods Some such as Paul Levy say the foodie can still be a foodist Food truck rallies may draw foodies who congregate to sample the goods Foodie Cupcakes showcasing the foodies love for different foods Contents 1 Earliest uses of the word 2 Pursuits 3 Criticism of the term 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarliest uses of the word EditThe foodie not as elitist as a gourmet more discriminating than a glutton was first named in print in the early 1980s The term came into use almost simultaneously in the United States and Britain Priority goes to Gael Greene who in June 1980 wrote in New York Magazine of a character who slips into the small Art Deco dining room of Restaurant d Olympe to graze cheeks with her devotees serious foodies 2 Immediately afterwards the foodie was defined in the British press Ann Barr features editor of the London magazine Harper s amp Queen had asked readers to comment on a then new obsession with food Several readers responses named Paul Levy food writer on the same magazine as the perfect example Levy played along 3 contributing an anonymous article in August 1982 defining the term Foodies are foodist They dislike and despise all non foodies 4 and characterizing himself as the ghastly his stomach is bigger than his eyes original appetite unsuppressed lip smacking king foodie 3 The word gained currency rapidly partly because Barr and Levy followed up with a book The Official Foodie Handbook published in 1984 5 Pursuits EditFoodies are a distinct hobbyist group Typical foodie interests and activities include the food industry wineries and wine tasting breweries and beer sampling food science following restaurant openings and closings and occasionally reopenings food distribution food fads health and nutrition cooking classes culinary tourism and restaurant management A foodie might develop a particular interest in a specific item such as the best egg cream or burrito Many publications have food columns that cater to foodies and many of the websites carrying the name foodie have become popular amongst the foodies 6 Interest by foodies in the 1980s and 1990s gave rise to the Food Network and other specialized food programming popular films and television shows about food such as Top Chef and Iron Chef a renaissance in specialized cookbooks specialized periodicals such as Gourmet Magazine and Cook s Illustrated growing popularity of farmers markets 7 food oriented websites like Zagat s and Yelp publishing and reading food blogs like Foodbeast and foodieworld specialized kitchenware stores like Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table and the institution of the celebrity chef Foodies have a significant social media presence food lovers have created their own YouTube channels where they show what they cook and where they eat around the world 8 It has also become a common practice to take photos of food and beverages consumed at home or outside and share them on Facebook Twitter Instagram or other media in a form of food porn 9 Criticism of the term EditChris Onstad author of the webcomic Achewood and the author of The Achewood Cookbook stated a dislike for the term Onstad said There are so many words that already describe the concept of people who like food or enjoy cooking or enjoy knowing about cooking Foodie It s like the infantile diminutive you put a y on the end of everything to make it childlike We don t need it It s embarrassing Girl I m a foodie Like oh my God 10 Many journalists like Roberto A Ferdman author of Stop Calling Yourself a Foodie in the Washington Post also criticize the word saying There is a great irony in describing yourself as a food insider in a way no actual food insider ever would 11 Ferdman claims that people who associate themselves with being a foodie are in fact distancing themselves from the group they wish to be associated with The author then states that there is nothing wrong with having an interest in food in fact this popular trend is helping the food movement thrive Ferdman s main argument is that since the word is so widely used its meaning has become ubiquitous and some meaning is lost upon the need to constantly announce how much someone likes to eat See also Edit Food portalCulinary tourism Tourism with the aim of exploring the food Fooding Foodpairing Gastronomy Gourmand Gourmet DeipnosophistaeReferences Edit The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 4th ed Boston Houghton Mifflin 1992 ISBN 978 0 395 82517 4 G Greene in New York Magazine 2 June 1980 Oxford English Dictionary at foodie a b Paul Levy What is a foodie in The Guardian 14 June 2007 V Woods editor in Harpers amp Queen August 1982 Oxford English Dictionary at foodie Ann Barr and Paul Levy The Official Foodie Handbook London Ebury Press 1984 ISBN 0 85223 348 5 Brew amp Chew Jayanth Dev India s Best Online Review Site The Healthy Foodie 31 July 2008 Canadian Farmers Markets Where to Find Them AOL Life amp Style Archived from the original on 1 September 2008 Retrieved 5 May 2009 Holmberg Christopher 5 March 2014 Food And Social Media A Complicated Relationship Huffington Post Retrieved 20 January 2018 Kugel Alison 1 June 2017 How Food Porn Posted on Social Media Has Become an Industry Entrepreneur Retrieved 20 January 2018 Norton James Chow down dude Salon Tuesday 10 April 2007 Retrieved on 23 July 2011 Stop calling yourself a foodie Washington Post Retrieved 26 October 2016 Further reading EditBarr A amp Levy P 1984 The official foodie handbook Arbor House ISBN 978 0852233436 Getz D Robinson R Vujcic S amp Andersson T 2015 Foodies and food tourism Goodfellow Publishers Credo Reference Johnston J amp Baumann S 2014 Foodies Democracy and distinction in the gourmet landscape Routledge ISBN 978 1138015128 Leer J amp Povlsen K K 2016 Food and media practices distinctions and heterotopias Routledge ISBN 978 1317134527 Long Lucy M Ed 2010 Culinary tourism University of Kentucky ISBN 978 0813129853 Rousseau Signe 2012 Food and social media you are what you tweet Altamira Press ISBN 978 0759120433External links Edit Look up foodie in Wiktionary the free dictionary Foodie on Facebook World Food Travel Association The Foodie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foodie amp oldid 1150787713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
