I am not a foodie

I have nothing against foodies. To the contrary, I find their enthusiasm to be heaven for the food industry. No need of ads for the restaurants since the foodies are there to spread the word. And it is done for free. What’s not to like? Heaven for the restaurateurs, as I wrote!

But I do not really consider myself as a foodie.

I am more accurately an individual  who has long practiced cooking, farming, fishing, hunting, intensively studying and tasting  all sorts of  produce and food from all around the globe and who is a passionate gourmand.

The only reason I am food blogging  — as I’ve already explained in other posts — is because I love sharing for the sake of spreading knowledge and because more and more serious independent / neutral voices need to be voiced for the real things to be known about the restaurant and food industry. When it is really great, then it is great. When it is bad, it is bad and that has to be revealed as well. Truth needs to be told.

Truth means truth…NOT bashing, NOT trying to put people down for the sake of it. BUT also NOT hesitating to say it is great or it is not where it really is.

Basically, I just want to report things the way they are: as any normal diner, meaning as an anonymous Joe, as you and I  will experience, as the most will.  Not that is any form of  guarantee for  food enjoyment (remember, it is subjective), but at least it has the merit to be the experience that the most may enjoy.

In conclusion, here are the main differences between me Vs most foodies:

-Most foodies will run after “freebies” (for eg, free promotional events for restaurants).
If you are a restaurateur and you invite me at such event, or want to offer me something for free, I will lose all respect for you. Listen, it is simple: if a restaurant comps a meal, I reject that firmly even if they did a mistake and the comp was justified. So imagine what I think of “freebies”… Can  you picture most foodies doing that? Lol…to the contrary, they will be more than happy to seize such opportunity.

-Most foodies love attending gatherings of foodies, foodie-related events, etc. I do not like that at all. It pisses me off to have to socialize over food. Food is an essential aspect of life, in a way that breathing is. There is no need to socialize over food.

-Foodporn is a big NO-NO for me (you will never see a picture of me playing with my food, cracking the yolk of an egg, indulging in a mukbang, etc). Foodporn is a lifestyle for them.

-Foodies love trends. I hate trends.

-Being an anonymous diner (meaning a normal diner) is not a notion that excites most foodies. To the contrary, they love the limelight. I prefer enjoying the normal experience that any anonymous diner — AKA a normal diner — needs to expect at a restaurant. Not its “adjusted” / “modified” version.

And there are many more differences. But I will stop here. Anyways, as stated earlier on, I have nothing against foodies. I am just not a foodie. If I was one, I would be more than happy to tell you that I am one, Lol. But as you can see, I just can’t be one. And that’s also perfectly Ok, Lol.