Comments on: How Being a Food Blogger is Turning Me Into a Food Snob

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[...] will change over time, but she’s got to figure it out for herself. She says I’m a food snob, but I didn’t get here overnight, it took time experience, and yes money. I’ve got [...]

By: Alta

Alta — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:05:56 +0000

I share the same “affliction”. I’m not a snob, per se, I just have set my standards a bit higher. I always feel that fast food is merely “sustenance” (if that), and only begrudgingly buy produce from the “regular” grocery store. Right now I’m mourning the closest farmer’s market – which is now pretty much closed for the winter – because it means I’ll be forced to shop at grocery stores where the produce just isn’t as fresh. Okay, so maybe that does make me a snob. It’s the food blog’s fault! Same situation with cheese. I used to be okay with dyed-yellow cheddar, parmesan-in-a-can, and processed American cheese food. Now? Natural cheese, and only the real Parmagiano-Reggiano for me! I think I’m fine with the snob part though, aren’t you?

By: Andrea (Off Her Cork)

Andrea (Off Her Cork) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:28 +0000

Love this post Deb! I can totally relate to this. Being a food blogger has opened so many doors and exposed me to so many things, there is no going back.

By: Robyns Online World

Robyns Online World — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:48:56 +0000

I’m totally with you all! While my blog isn’t about food, over the past several years I have expanded my cooking quite a bit, and so has hubby (grilling). What we both have noticed is that most of the regular restaurants we used to really enjoy we find ourselves disappointed it more often than not. We find the food to be very overpriced for what it is and we sit there and say how we could have done it better at home. I’ve learned to not even bother with a lot of “back of the box” recipes any longer because they just don’t compare to making from scratch and with fresh ingredients. That’s not to say that there aren’t some things we still love like that – but they are fewer and far between these days.

By: Tangled Noodle

Tangled Noodle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:46:20 +0000

Ever since I started my food blog, I’ve noticed that I’m more discerning about the food I choose to eat and the ingredients I choose to cook. In this respect, it’s not ‘food snobbery’ at all! However, I hope that I do not become judgmental of others’ food choices; my belief is that food is such a personal choice, influenced by so many unique, individual values, experiences, etc. What we choose to eat may not always be the best in quality or nutrition but value is found in other ways (nostalgia, etc.) Which is how I justify the occasional McD’s Filet o’ Fish . . . ! 8-D

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:26:31 +0000

Heck Max, that’s good enough for me!

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:56:07 +0000

My son never liked anything with a sauce on it. He tolerates it now.

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:32:29 +0000

Nope. He picks it out of his salad.

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:30:54 +0000

But it is real food, no dyes or gmo or any weird stuff, just purple cauliflower and it grows that way. You can even get seeds and grow it yourself. It’s even healthier, kind of like purple cabbage. Does he eat purple cabbage?

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:16:07 +0000

I didn’t turn my nose up at the purple risotto, Miss Smarty. I said my son wouldn’t eat it. It has to look like real food or he’s not having it.