Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Worst Bloggers Ever

Yeah, I know, I know, we suck. We've had so many great food experiences since our last post and have DISCUSSED so many postings that should have happened in the meantime that our lack of action can only be described as criminally negligent.

Ok, maybe not criminal. But disappointing, at least. I'm picturing each and every one of your faces frowning at us right now. It hurts, people. But we deserve it.

While we sheepishly accept your judgement and commence our self-flagellation, please enjoy this snippet from Michael Ruhlman's excellent blog (as recommended by Rick Bayless via Twitter) that perfectly addresses the term "foodie" in a manner that had me nodding like a bobblehead:

I must here make a distinction that surely will be debated. Since we are unlikely ever to get rid of the unfortunate term “foodie,” I would be grateful if we could separate people who like to cook from foodies. I have nothing against foodies, I hope it's clear. But we should recognize that they are a distinct species, and some people are both foodie and cook. Foodies are the first to hit the newest restaurant, or to plan a trip based on restaurant destinations; they’re are the first to order the coolest new ingredient and make sure you know it. Foodies love to talk about food and cooking. Foodies watch food television with their pants around their ankles and buy The French Laundry Cookbook for the pictures. Foodie is a social distinction, not a judgement. Cooks, on the other hand, cook; they like to cook, they enjoy the work and like feeding others and take pride in various successes in the kitchen, whether it’s their first mayonnaise or a Rachael Ray recipe, and they are not daunted by failure. (There is a third species, someone who does not like to cook, but loves to eat. This is called being human.)


To read the rest of the post, go to http://blog.ruhlman.com/. I recommend doing it on a regular basis. It's good stuff.

Now, off to my penance.

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