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Interesting article. I wonder if we can hate on the booze-writers specifically when, in some ways, there is a distinct trend towards excess within the wider "foodie" community as a whole.

Especially, it doesn't seem fair to censure something like a food blog or a magazine. Thier job is to publish the interesting stuff... I think it would be foolish to think that most f-loggers eat only what they post (except for the daily-diary type blogs) and I feel certain that a diet taken only from the pages of Saveur would quickly become rather uncomfortable.

So we should, at the very least, apply the same standards to writing about alcohol. I'm aware it's classed an addictive substance, but I think that for most folks, other enabling factors are required for dependency.

In the mean time, I think we should also examie whether one should be proud about eating a pound of deep-fried bacon. It's like those girls in the lunch room who are like "I love cupcakes, guys! I think I'll have two (I'm not anorexic dammit)!"

Speaking of elephants...