NYT ≠ quality journalism; pretty sure we’ve established that by now
Environmental-Cake42
While it’s an interesting thought to consider that some of these places doing fusion are causing new styles and techniques to emerge, the idea that food tourism is dead as we know it as a result is quite the knee-jerk reaction.
The assertion that people don’t have any need to travel to a city to get foods they’re known for anymore because they can either find someplace local now, or get it shipped in from Goldbelly to scratch that itch is largely unrealistic and ridiculous. Even if you can find a local place that makes that regional food you love, most don’t come close to matching the best expressions of those dishes that made you crave it in the first place. Goldbelly, while a cool idea, is very expensive, and also somtimes doesn’t come close to matching the food, and certainly the experience of visiting these places in person.
no_more_jokes
NYT publishing a bloviating marketing pitch from a literal CEO selling his app as if it’s an opinion piece. Journalism is dead
Zealousideal_Door392
I like Righteous Eats videos but I am convinced that Brian’s intensely thick New York accent is faked just to make him appear more authentically a New Yorker.
pigeonmachine
The idea that there is *suddenly* different food in Germany than “German food,” different food in Spain than “Spanish food,” that suddenly there’s Japanese influence in some South American cuisine is a little silly; and sure seems more the case that *suddenly* this guy started paying attention to food. The op-ed isn’t really an ad for his company, as others have suggested. But it is a testament to a very ahistorical view of cuisine that I do think many “food influencers” and social media consumers really rely upon
MoistTea6156
There are no good sausage rolls in NYC.
mrs_david_silva
Ridiculous take. What average tourist flies to Paris just for macarons? Who orders gold belly-delivered macarons and then decides there’s no reason to visit France? People travel for experiences that aren’t limited to the food. Through migration and diasporas, people worldwide adapt their cultural cooking traditions to the availability of ingredients where they are. “Fusion” isn’t some new concept.
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NYT with another terrible opinion.
NYT ≠ quality journalism; pretty sure we’ve established that by now
While it’s an interesting thought to consider that some of these places doing fusion are causing new styles and techniques to emerge, the idea that food tourism is dead as we know it as a result is quite the knee-jerk reaction.
The assertion that people don’t have any need to travel to a city to get foods they’re known for anymore because they can either find someplace local now, or get it shipped in from Goldbelly to scratch that itch is largely unrealistic and ridiculous. Even if you can find a local place that makes that regional food you love, most don’t come close to matching the best expressions of those dishes that made you crave it in the first place. Goldbelly, while a cool idea, is very expensive, and also somtimes doesn’t come close to matching the food, and certainly the experience of visiting these places in person.
NYT publishing a bloviating marketing pitch from a literal CEO selling his app as if it’s an opinion piece. Journalism is dead
I like Righteous Eats videos but I am convinced that Brian’s intensely thick New York accent is faked just to make him appear more authentically a New Yorker.
The idea that there is *suddenly* different food in Germany than “German food,” different food in Spain than “Spanish food,” that suddenly there’s Japanese influence in some South American cuisine is a little silly; and sure seems more the case that *suddenly* this guy started paying attention to food. The op-ed isn’t really an ad for his company, as others have suggested. But it is a testament to a very ahistorical view of cuisine that I do think many “food influencers” and social media consumers really rely upon
There are no good sausage rolls in NYC.
Ridiculous take. What average tourist flies to Paris just for macarons? Who orders gold belly-delivered macarons and then decides there’s no reason to visit France? People travel for experiences that aren’t limited to the food. Through migration and diasporas, people worldwide adapt their cultural cooking traditions to the availability of ingredients where they are. “Fusion” isn’t some new concept.
Who the hell is NYT hiring nowadays???