Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Yesterday's Papers Today: The Food Section

The concept of convenience in food preparation is steeply at odds with the idea that all food is sacramental, and eating expensive, rich foods is a devotional act that is somehow also politically progressive.
Yeah, you stupid hippies. Also:
Let the foodies complain about Twitter while they make emu-egg cassoulet with crème fraiche. Techies have better things to do.
So there, pink Himalayan salt user.

3 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

In her fascination with progress, technology and efficiency...

While foodies look back and see the 1950s as the marshmallow-riddled dark ages of American culture, techies see a radiant renaissance.


I've got your radiant renaissance right here, techies.
~

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

Cannon could conjure a serviceable dinner in five minutes, and advocated cheerful reliance on the postwar grocery goods she called “wonderstuffs.”

I dunno if I'd dig eating a "serviceable" dinner.

M. Bouffant said...

Good Eatin' Editor Spits:

We would berate you hippies at length about your foolish hippie-ness, but we must drop our ballot off.