Who here is of the Generation Yum? [General]
2016 Mar 2
It was an interesting interview, albeit short considering the breadth of topics they covered. I assume the interview was a cross-section of her book so more detail on various things are there probably.
While I think food policy and a sustainable lifecycle is important, I wouldn't solely associate any of that with one particular generation.
I do agree with the narcissism related to food. Posting your food on social media, checking-in to locations, it's just an extension of "being seen."
The social aspect is important too. Food can be the common reason that gets people out of the house to socialize. Sometimes it's a birthday at Play, just a Friday night at Jack Astor's or a weekend standing in line at the latest food festival (that one, I'll never get. I think there must be waaaay too many suckers in Toronto considering how many disappointing food festivals have gotten away with their usual hijinx). As they say, "everybody's gotta eat." And perhaps large dinner parties are a bit more difficult in today's cramped living quarters (or so the documentaries say) so going out to eat is very common. And I dunno, maybe eating out is a bit of the lipstick effect in action.
Cooking at home is its own topic and I have some more laundry to fold. But it's an important one too that they only just mentioned in the interview.
Anyway, I can't talk about cereal (I never liked it as a kid unless it was at least 30% sugar) but breakfast sucks weekday mornings. I wake up 25 minutes before I have to leave for work. There ain't no time for no cereal! I typically eat a granola bar that I stash away in my filing cabinet. And then the weekend comes and who wants cereal? We want omelettes, pancakes, fried rice, BBQ duck, leftover rotisserie chicken (okay, that's just me).
While I think food policy and a sustainable lifecycle is important, I wouldn't solely associate any of that with one particular generation.
I do agree with the narcissism related to food. Posting your food on social media, checking-in to locations, it's just an extension of "being seen."
The social aspect is important too. Food can be the common reason that gets people out of the house to socialize. Sometimes it's a birthday at Play, just a Friday night at Jack Astor's or a weekend standing in line at the latest food festival (that one, I'll never get. I think there must be waaaay too many suckers in Toronto considering how many disappointing food festivals have gotten away with their usual hijinx). As they say, "everybody's gotta eat." And perhaps large dinner parties are a bit more difficult in today's cramped living quarters (or so the documentaries say) so going out to eat is very common. And I dunno, maybe eating out is a bit of the lipstick effect in action.
Cooking at home is its own topic and I have some more laundry to fold. But it's an important one too that they only just mentioned in the interview.
Anyway, I can't talk about cereal (I never liked it as a kid unless it was at least 30% sugar) but breakfast sucks weekday mornings. I wake up 25 minutes before I have to leave for work. There ain't no time for no cereal! I typically eat a granola bar that I stash away in my filing cabinet. And then the weekend comes and who wants cereal? We want omelettes, pancakes, fried rice, BBQ duck, leftover rotisserie chicken (okay, that's just me).
Andy
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