Hey foodies,
Gayle King, Oprah’s friend, just interviewed this young author, Christian Lander, about his book that started as a blog, Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions.
Here are some of the entries:
- standing still at concerts
- sushi
- the Sunday New York Times
-
organic food
- food festivals
- going out to breakfast
- backpacking
- farmers markets
- grammar
- snowboarding
- co-ed sports
- microbreweries
- Toyota Prius
- public radio
- gay friends
- marathons
This is cute, but if Christian is correct, we need to start educating and influencing more people outside the typical sphere. I suppose organic food can seem like an upper middle class, elitist commodity because it costs a bit more to eat healthfully, and people who are worried about making ends meet are not that worried about reading labels. This may or may not be true, but the responsibility lies with the food production authorities–people shouldn’t have to choose between eating safe, non-toxic produce and meat and eating food that is affordable.
I will now get down off of my soap box. Thank you.
Oprah.com. ( 2008). Oprah & Friends. Retrieved December 12, 2008 from http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahandfriends/gking/20080812_oaf_gking