Food Snobbery

I felt like after the last entry I should defend my thoughts. Some say I am a food snob. I would like to say, "so not true." No, I do not think $30 for 3 courses during Restaurant Week is worth it. But, like I previously stated, as long as you aren't deluded about what you are getting, go hog wild.

Food snobs are people who believe that only the most expensive, trendiest, most popular and touted restaurants can offer anything worth consuming. Honestly, there have been times when our makeshift dinners at home have tasted better than when we have spent beaucoup bucks on a night out. Sometimes I just want a burger from McDonald's or pizza from the local hole in the wall. I appreciate all sorts of food, therefore, a food snob I am not. It's all about acknowledging and accepting your surroundings. A burger off the $1 menu doesn't compare in quality to the $41 Kobe beef burger at Old Homestead, but it could trigger a similar mouth-watering sensation.

I have a friend who would argue me to the death over this. She is a food snob. If anyone even mentions fast food she motions as if she were about to throw up. Granted, fast food practices and ingredients aren't the most clean or natural, but they haven't killed anyone. No one is promoting these quickie joints to be at the top of the City's Best lists.

Food Snobbery gets you nowhere. You are missing out on the large majority of eating establishments if you set your standards too high. Take things for what they are, don't expect more, and enjoy.

Real foodies try everything: no food snobs allowed.