What is it Like to Be Pretentious in Regards to Food? (wine, beer)

[magicshark]

Yeah, I just don't get the whole pretentious vibe when I come here. I do not consider myself a foodie but more of a food geek and cooking is my hobby. I love coming here, I learn a lot. I also find other people's ideas, opinions and cooking triumphs very interesting. I find the people I interact with here nice and helpful. Maybe to those who don't have this hobby or intense interest it comes across wrong. I don't know.

I will admit I could live without all the tipping threads.

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Jesse44

I actually think this is probably the most reasonable place for food discussion I've ever seen on the entire internet.

and most of us do have a sense of humor,,,that is important!

[CSD610]

I think I may be pretentious about using real butter, real sour cream, real cream, nothing low fat, no fat, etc etc and using only the cheese sauce I created for Macaroni and Cheese and other dips and dishes that require cheese sauce.
Other than that I don't think I am so bad overall but maybe I am and just don't realize it.

[jim9251]

Ah gee whiz, I thought that was how one is supposed to act after watching the Food Network. Let's see where did I put my truffle oil?

Gonna fry some chicken nuggets and French fries tonight for supper. Gotta get my truffle oil, my freshly grated Parmesan cheese, my made from scratch dipping sauce with an ounce of $400 liquor for flavor and... oh heck Wesson Oil will do just fine!

[Charles22]

Always order too much.

[Cida]

I've actually run into almost no one, in real life or online, who is pretentious about food.

I have, however, run into a lot of people who think that being knowledgeable and discriminating is somehow "pretentious."

[Threerun]

I'm not pretentiuos. I am a culinary God though.

[DawnMTL]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

and most of us do have a sense of humor,,,that is important!

Now you're just being pretentious about your sense of humor.

[momtothree]

Originally Posted by jim9251

Ah gee whiz, I thought that was how one is supposed to act after watching the Food Network. Let's see where did I put my truffle oil?

Gonna fry some chicken nuggets and French fries tonight for supper. Gotta get my truffle oil, my freshly grated Parmesan cheese, my made from scratch dipping sauce with an ounce of $400 liquor for flavor and... oh heck Wesson Oil will do just fine!

Well we have tatsuta age with tonkatsu sauce and fries with truffle mayo...does that make me pretentious?

[eureka1]

I have a friend who's a brand snob. I take great glee in serving him a Scotch and telling him it's an expensive single-malt . The later I show him the bottle- an unrecognizable brand from Winco.