- iGTD review on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) “yet another powerful, integrated GTD app” (tags: gtd mac productivity program)
Pet peeve of mine: the phrase “Food Porn.”
First off, let’s take a look at the definition of “pornography” —
por•nog•ra•phy |pôrˈnägrəfē| noun printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.
The irony being that Food Porn is supposed to be aesthetic. But is it really? My theory is that Food Porn’s true essence is the same as real pornography’s — it’s all about the masturbation.
The phrase “Food Porn” is the reduction of food and cooking from their true importance to the equivalent to porn’s sad objectifications.
You always see descriptive phrases like “mouth watering” and “delicious” and “gorgeous looking” attached to Food Porn posts, much like the titillating blurbs on the DVD box or website signup form. Shouldn’t the food stand on its own?
Why is it in Food Porn imagery you never see people actually enjoying the food? You know, eating it?
Well, almost.
Cooking with Phasers! hero and “Good Eats” host Alton Brown had the chance earlier this month to have a special video chat.
At 1730 UTC Monday the 12th, I entered a small studio in Atlanta and had a video chat (via NASA Mission Control in Houston) with International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria who was about 175 nautical miles over my head at the time.
Besides holding the record for American EVAs (that’s space walks dontcha know) turns out Commander Lopez-Alegria, is quite a Good Eats fan not to mention an accomplished cook.
Doesn’t get much geekier, not to mention cooler, than that.
A commercial came on a few days ago that was very confusing.
You probably have heard of the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter butteresque products. Apparently they’re jumping on the Mediterranean Diet bandwagon with a new line:
Olive oil is a key part of the Mediterranean Diet. Now you can enjoy I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!® Mediterranean Blend, made with olive oil, for the same delicious butter taste you’ll feel great about eating. It’s an excellent source of Omega 3 ALA, is naturally cholesterol free, and contains 70% less saturated fat than butter.
They also have a “Light” version.
Now, I have no idea how particularly healthy these products are, but at what point do you think it’s a good idea to just, you know, use actual olive oil instead of fake butter?
On a related topic my new favorite way to have a baked potato is drizzling it with olive oil and red wine vinegar, then a dash or two of garlic and basil, salt and pepper. Some red pepper flakes for bite. Good Lord, that’s good stuff.