Despite the blog name, I am not the average foodie, maybe not even a foodie at all. I know I do not possess a "sophisticated palate," and there a many things I refuse to eat or even try. I do, however, get excited at the prospect of eating at new, hip or acclaimed restaurant like any other foodie would.
The current food trend follows alongside with the global trend of being "green" or eco-friendly. More and more restaurants are now providing customers with locally grown and seasonal dishes, and customers are literally eating it up. Here in DC, it's kind of become the norm for most restaurants to provide eco-friendly menus and for people to venture off to different farmers markets across the district (it's the hip thing to do).
My big question is....what took so long? Did it have to take a recession and an outbreak of "swine flu" for people to demand for local and sustainable food? Countries across the globe have been eating "locally grown and seasonal" food for centuries now not because of their economies but because of their cultures.
The reason for this blog is to explore and delve a little bit deeper into this growing "trend" and how it will affect health, trade, and our economy. I also find it important to write about our counterparts in other nations and how the economics and politics of food is affecting their livelihood.
In the end, this blog will be about food....me consuming food....me thinking about food... and me thinking about other people eating food (no fetishes). All I can say is...I hope you have a big appetite.
