In today's issue of Newsweek, Lisa Miller takes on a story that we have been following for months - the effect of our changing dietary habits on American society. Unlike most of the media coverage of this, which focuses on a ridiculous (and mostly made-up) "war" against foodies, Miller focuses on the impact of new food trends on America's perception of class. Despite the hysterical cover title ("how our foodie obsession is driving americans apart") she ends up with a fairly dead-on description of the problems underlying America's food culture.
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Epicureans will be interested to know that Gourmet now has its own website. All the recipes will still be available on Epicurious, but features and archives will now be housed on—you guessed it—Gourmet.com. We've spent some time poking around the site, and while we're still figuring out the navigation, things are looking pretty good. And, we think that Ruth Reichl might be reading Chicagoist: season 1 of Diary of a Foodiecan be watched on the site. Maybe we can get this season, too?
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Is Our "Foodie Obsession Driving Americans Apart?" Newsweek Says Yes.
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