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Being A Foody: I Don't Really Get It - Page 2 — Brooklynian

Being A Foody: I Don't Really Get It

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  • raw
    raw
    shekb wrote: Foodie, schmoodie...what's the word for somebody who doesn't want to get ripped off at a restaurant or wait more than a half hour to get a table?
    I am whatever that word is.
  • brooklyn baby daddy
    brooklyn baby daddy
    Thelonious St. Claire wrote: 10 Reasons why I am a foodie:
    (perhaps only 1 need apply)

    10. I am trained in the culinary arts

    09. I have worked in the service/food industry

    08. I've tasted international cuisine in it's respective nation

    07. I know how to pair food with beverage

    06. I can spot errors in food service/presentation/taste/etc. AND offer solutions

    05. I am concerned with the quality of my food because I am what I eat

    04. I am concerned with the quality of my food service because I seek dining for luxury, not survival

    03. I understand the inner workings of a restaurant

    02. I believe dining is valuable and I have expectations for quality

    01. I assign the same principles of economics to all things I consume, ingestible, digestible, indigestible, even Reader's Digest
    I think all your points are well and good. But I don't think #6 would be all that appreciated in most restaurants.
  • rockhound
    rockhound
    sweet tea wrote: the word "foodie" is gross.
    The proper term is chowhound.

    /I'm a rockhound
  • thelonious st. claire
    thelonious st. claire
    Thelonious St. Claire wrote: [b]

    I think all your points are well and good. But I don't think #6 would be all that appreciated in most restaurants.
    It's all in the delivery. I come from the heart and try my damnedest to be kind.

    Fun topic, Baby Daddy, thanks for the entertainment.
  • superjonbot
    superjonbot
    I am 10% foodie, 90% drinkie.
  • livetotravel
    livetotravel
    What does a foodie do on a perfect Saturday? Decides between eating NYC's best fish tacos at Pinche Taqueria on Mott Street or the out-of-the world ramen noodles w/shredded pork at Momofuku! Decisions, decisions.
  • MOD
    MOD
    Livetotravel wrote: What does a foodie do on a perfect Saturday? Decides between eating NYC's best fish tacos at Pinche Taqueria on Mott Street or the out-of-the world ramen noodles w/shredded pork at Momofuku! Decisions, decisions.
    Did you know there's a pinche taqueria in LA. I wonder if they are associated. :?
  • micheleisabel
    micheleisabel
    Here, foodies. only the best. lol.

    lol "...gratin yukon potatoes hydroponically grown, by the way, at the University of Oregon by a group of graduate students who volunteer specifically for this kind of a project..."




  • livetotravel
    livetotravel
    Mamacita wrote: [quote=Livetotravel]What does a foodie do on a perfect Saturday? Decides between eating NYC's best fish tacos at Pinche Taqueria on Mott Street or the out-of-the world ramen noodles w/shredded pork at Momofuku! Decisions, decisions.
    Did you know there's a pinche taqueria in LA. I wonder if they are associated. :?

    The guy that owns the one on Mott also owns one (or more) in Tijuana...
    http://newyork.seriouseats.com/reviews/

    We ended up here today and the fish tacos and the shrimp tacos were fantastic as was the heap of yuca fries we got and we washed in all down with Horchata.
  • sweet tea
    sweet tea
    we headed to red hook, for goat tacos and ceviche and agua fresca under the oak trees.

    divine.
  • j0518
    j0518
    friends of mine call me a "foodie" because i'm good to give restaurant recommendations and things of that sort, but i certainly don't consider myself one. for one, while my palate is wider than, say, my mom's down in South Florida, or your average midwesterner, you won't get me to sit down and try the super-duper haute, high-end ingredients "foodies" go for and are actually pretty disgusting. i also would love to eat ar Per Se, etc., one day, but am not about to throw down the $500 anytime soon. ilike neighborhood places, and they don't have to serve me perfect food for me to enjoy them. Bogota's not going to win any James Beard awards, but I get an enjoyment of the place like no other.

    I think there's fair criticisms given on this board, and I think there's opinions given out of the third-grade belief that you're cooler for saying you DON'T like something. I think it's up to each of us to interpret each opinion we hear as to which one of those categories it falls in.

    For the record, I like everything at Barrio AND the overpriced-but-good lobster roll at Brooklyn Fish Camp, but think the rest of the latter is waaaay overrated and overpriced.
  • scottb2k
    scottb2k
    Livetotravel wrote: What does a foodie do on a perfect Saturday? Decides between eating NYC's best fish tacos at Pinche Taqueria on Mott Street or the out-of-the world ramen noodles w/shredded pork at Momofuku! Decisions, decisions.
    That is a very tough choice. I probably would have went with noodle bar, as that has lately been my obsession. I was there about a week ago and had the most amazing summer squash salad with candied pine nuts...unreal; although I was sitting at the kitchen bar for the first time and was quite dismayed to see the cook using DeCecco thin spaghetti in the "ramen" soups.

    I have not tried Pinche Taqueria, my goto fish taco place has been Mercadito. I will have to check your place out.
  • gretch
    gretch
    I am totally with raw! I don't know if I am a foodie or not, I do not even care (why should you if you are not professional food critic or something?).

    I love eating in general, I love good food, and I enjoy eating out. The thing which really upset me is when I get really lousy service or rude staff or even inconsiderate or inappropriate fellow customor, when I pay a good amount of money and expect to have good time with good food.
  • yoda
    yoda
    foodie patoodie,

    foodies are the equivalent to music geeks who have memorized every Terry Bozio lick in Black Page and then scoff at Abba.
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    yoda wrote: foodie patoodie,

    foodies are the equivalent to music geeks who have memorized every Terry Bozio lick in Black Page and then scoff at Abba.
    Pretty much.
  • littleredmenace
    littleredmenace
    MichaelKeys wrote: [quote=yoda]foodie patoodie,

    foodies are the equivalent to music geeks who have memorized every Terry Bozio lick in Black Page and then scoff at Abba.
    Pretty much.

    Not to be a music geek, but you incorrectly spelled Terry Bozzio's name. :lol:
  • michaelkeys
    michaelkeys
    LittleRedMenace wrote: [quote=MichaelKeys][quote=yoda]foodie patoodie,

    foodies are the equivalent to music geeks who have memorized every Terry Bozio lick in Black Page and then scoff at Abba.
    Pretty much.

    Not to be a music geek, but you incorrectly spelled Terry Bozzio's name. :lol:

    Yes! As a music geek, I'm embarrassed I didn't catch it...Hey, not well-versed on Star Wars over here, but isn't Yoda supposed to be infallible? :lol:
  • yoda
    yoda
    Well as Yoda is not a music geek, misspelling Terry Bozzio's last name is no biggie - Yoda mispelled Dr. Know too.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    MichaelKeys wrote: Yes! As a music geek, I'm embarrassed I didn't catch it...Hey, not well-versed on Star Wars over here, but isn't Yoda supposed to be infallible? :lol:
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