The War Continues; We Arm Ourselves with Pies

By Anthony Todd in Food on Oct 27, 2010 5:20PM

Crain's Chicago Business tosses another shell in the "war" against foodies discussed yesterday. Most of the issues surrounding this have been talked to death already, but we will say that this article is much more obnoxious than yesterday's Oregonian article. Instead of promoting local businesses that flew under the snobby radar, this article profiles people who hate complicated food. One woman "lives on cereal, chicken and Lean Cuisines" and a man is profiled who prefers "simple food" - "McDonald's burgers and fries, steak and Budweiser beer." The article portrays these as real people, honest midwesterners, tired of the frills and exotica of today's food scene. We sigh at our apparently illusory status and keep eating.