It can be, for sure. Check out the article by B. R. Myers in the newest issue of The Atlantic, and discuss.
I admit that my shift away from foodie-ism has largely been out of necessity, as family pressures give me less time to indulge cooking-as-a-hobby. Or maybe it's really a transformation: you can be a foodie who exults variety and exotic ingredients and expensiveness, or you can be a foodie who works on the perfect homey comfort food, the best of all possible meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I am ever in search of that elusive dish that everyone in the family raves about, after all.
But, on the other hand, although I can do it less and less these days, I look forward to the occasional trip to the new fancy restaurant that's getting all the rave reviews. I have some discretionary income; why not spend some of our entertainment dollars on foodie entertainment? If I'd rather have sushi than a movie, well, what's wrong with that?
I assert: Obsessiveness with locavore-ism or with only eating "sustainably" or with consuming only organic food or with only eating interesting food even, that sort of thing is, indeed, a form of gluttony. Eating local, or sustainably, or organic, are preferences, just like a taste for pizza or meat or a sweet tooth, and there's nothing wrong with seeking out one's taste preferences, but it can go too far: demanding that those preferences be fulfilled at all times, or spending way too much money on them, or (here's the rub for the foodie writers) encouraging other people to be dissatisfied and unhappy with what they have — those are real faults. Sins even. And gluttony is what it falls under. Remember, it's not just "eating too much."
Where do we draw the line? How do we draw the line?
I have some thoughts about this, but I would like to get a few comments first. So check out the article, and tell me if you agree or disagree with the author.
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