Question of the Day: Is your sweetheart a "foodie"?
Or are you the "foodie" in the relationship?
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19 Comments:
"Girl Slice," as I call her on the pizza blog, is not so much a "foodie" as a lover of food. "I have tastebuds and I know what tastes good," she says. She's not annoying in her love of food but is always willing to go try something new and good.
I guess outwardly, I'm the more "foodie" in our relationship, by dint of the pizza blog, the burger blog, and this here site. I know I probably annoy her with my shoot-before-eating policy and threats to start other foodblogs, but we get along foodwise fairly well.
Adam Kuban at 12:04PM on 02/12/07
Yep, my hubby's a fellow foodie which is a great thing. It's about the only thing that we feel equally passionate about. The only downside is that he likes to cook his food "Sandra Lee style" which makes things as easy as possible. I like doing things the hard way... from scratch.
JadedOne at 12:06PM on 02/12/07
Absolutely. The whole hook of our blog is that I cook, she eats. But aside from that my wife has an awesome palette and, aside from duck, she's an intrepid eater. We have a great deal of fun together because we both are. Honestly, I couldn't imagine being with someone who didn't share this passion with me.
Husband at 12:11PM on 02/12/07
Yeah! A foodie and a somellier! It could be any different: how can you have a relationship with someone that wouldn't eat anything??? :-)
Sara - Piperita at 12:21PM on 02/12/07
My wife and I both enjoy food. From the perspective of simply eating, it makes dining and traveling a pleasure; we can really share in the experiences of local cuisine. On the cooking side of things, it's wonderful to cook for someone that truly enjoys the food. My wife makes excellent Indian fare, so I reap the benefits in that regards. Food is really important in our lives and it's a wonderful thing to have in common.
EJ at 12:22PM on 02/12/07
my husband is a chef. does that count?
french tart at 12:42PM on 02/12/07
Yeah. We cook together. He eats meat and I don't, but otherwise our tastes are pretty much in tune.
caley at 12:57PM on 02/12/07
Unfortunately not....I can't figure out how I ended up marrying him! :-)
He doesn't even like the basic ingredients...onions...bacon....even garlic is something he will only tolerate a little of. I've learned how to hid those ingredients very well in some of the dishes I make for him!
mepolo at 1:07PM on 02/12/07
My wife and I are the epitome of opposites attracting. I consider myself a foodie, both in personal life and in business. I manage a gourmet cheese shop in Philadelphia, and she hates cheese. And while I will eat just about anything put in front of me, or at least try it, she keeps a steady diet of fruit, raw vegetables, nuts, french fries and dessert. Of course, cheesecake is out of the question.
HFike at 1:27PM on 02/12/07
i have been married 3 times.
1. no. 1 was not, strictly speaking, foodie, but since it was such an exciting time to be learning about food in nyc -- chanterelle had just opened, montrachet was not too far behind, etc. -- and he was from a food culture (jewish) simularly situated to my own (italian) , he was quite the go along guy. also, great thing about him -- he thought nothing of springing for a couple of bottles of opus 1 for me and my pals.
2. no. 2 was the real foodie. we ate at great places all over the world. guy savoy in the 80s. montrachet over and over again. bouley when when it was fresh and exciting. nobu. louis xv in monte carlo. k-paul's (before the utter hackitude). union pacific (heart-breaking to think of now). l'espinasse. claude troisgros'.
3. no. 3. doesn't care a stitch. he will eat steak (and at low brow places like bobby van's) over and over again. we went to the fat duck, after the first course -- the liquid nitrogen frozen egg white -- he almost fell asleep. but, i must say, this, for me, is refreshing. for the past number of years i have thought that food and foodies (a term i abhor btw) have become tedious and overwrought. i almost fled shrieking from the fat duck and actually cancelled a reservation at pierre gagnaire. the last time i was in paris, i ate mostly falafel and chinois and of course, the sole meuniere at le dome. i do not like food as a science experient, and too often these days eating haute cuisine is like dining at a miniature golf course.
Dish at 1:57PM on 02/12/07
No, but thankfully, he has a good palate and isn't picky, so he's happy to accompany me wherever I want to go and to eat whatever I decide to cook.
Lucia at 2:42PM on 02/12/07
Regretfully no, he won't even eat fish or lamb. And, he grew up on the coast of Ireland, which is perhaps WHY he won't eat fish or lamb now. I made him some nice chocolate-covered strawberries (blogged about that on chewonthat.blogspot.com) and simple homemade bread. You can't go wrong with simplicity.
Recipe4Living at 4:20PM on 02/12/07
My husband is a foodie. He knew how to cook when I married him and after all these years he now is a far better cook. Years of being with a food bully will straighten out anyone. He is the best weekend sommelier I have ever met. The bottles of wine he chooses for my father make my fathers eyes bug out. I have taught him to bake. Most men do not go quielty into a kitchen with me. We designed our kitchen together and enjoy it together. Here is a tell......I won him over the first year we dated by making him truffles for Valentine's Day. One little bar of Ghardelli and all the love you can put in a tin. He said that one gift just sealed the deal.
My granny used to say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. In this case she was spot on.
Next week I am going to make those truffles again. Ah love.
JerzeeTomato at 4:54PM on 02/12/07
I've always loved food, but I have to credit almost all of my food ventures since we met to her. She got me really eating and keeps me cooking. Plus, she's a hell of a pitmistress.
Joshua Bousel at 4:56PM on 02/12/07
we're both foodies, but i'm more adventurous in most areas except meat. that is where he'll be adventurous. when we started dating, that is when i started to learn to cook, which he must reeeeaaallly love me, because it was bad. but now we're on to bigger and better things :-)
jenki at 6:58PM on 02/12/07
He has a better palate, but I make up for it in theory.
turkiyaki at 12:36AM on 02/13/07
i'm obsessed with food, and she's obsessed with art. she's happy to try out (most of) what i make, and i'm happy to go to galleries and museums. since i met her i've learned a lot more about art, found an artist i love that i didn't know about previously (egon schiele) and she's learned to be nice enough to let me rant, in the middle of the program, about certain chefs mindlessly aping ferran adria on 'top chef.'
the word yes at 7:48PM on 02/13/07
My hubby and I became foodies together. Some of our early dates were 'pizza walks' through NYC using Ed Levine's NY Eats as our guide. We'd hit two or three pizza places per day. Man, the 22-year old metabolism is a wonderful thing.
Now we're in our 30s with a daughter but we cook all the time with her and she's turning into quite the foodie herself. She's already a cheese snob. Grandma tried to give her American and she slid the plate right back.
newbatgirl at 7:23PM on 02/16/07
boyfriend and I are examples of "polar opposites". last week, he adorably puppy-happy dragged me into his kitchen and said "you're going to be so proud of me, I spend almost 200 bucks on groceries today!". I think I counted a good 10 boxes of totino's pizza rolls... those are what, 3.99 a pop?
rllevy at 3:58PM on 02/16/08