Sunday 20 September 2015

FoodChat

Food is a hugely important part of society (outside of the need to eat to keep alive). Alot can be told about a culture by the kinds of food it makes, ingredients used and ways of eating. Kuttainen (2015) said it best when saying that food is indeed a repository of a culture. With this digital age though, food is becoming less of a cultural indicator and more of a personal statement, with specialised restaurants becoming more and more frequent as global connectivity is letting people know that there is a whole other world of cuisine to try. Snapchat lends it self particularly well to restaurant culture.


The reason I believe this is because being solely for photo and video, with very little room for text, is perfect for a restaurant's needs business-wise. There's nothing more disappointing in the world than your order coming to the table and looking fantastic and having it taste like garbage. Before you tuck in though, you might remember to send a snap out of how wonderful your food's presentation is, to friends and colleagues who were perhaps wondering where to eat this weekend. The minimal use of text doesn't allow for a full review either. Not only this, but Snapchat lends itself very well to food because, as stated previously, it's intrinsic to culture, and nothing makes a person seem more cultured, interesting and open minded than seeing them eat a huge variety of national cuisines. It could also simply be the concept of "food porn" that appeals to people, food that they can envy others having and leave it entirely up to their imaginations what such a treat would taste like. Food Network has a list of Snapchat accounts to follow that show nothing at all BUT food, so to that I say, bon appetit. Though whether or not this food culture contributes to the one-sixth of our population that is overweight (Patel, 2007), is anybody's guess.

References:

Kuttainen, V. (2015). BA1002: Food Networks. [Powerpoint slides]. Retrieved from Blackboard Learn JCU: https://learnjcu.jcu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_69740_1&content_id=_1892329_1

Milam, A. (2015, June 18). Snapchat Stars: Food Lovers to Follow. Retrieved 20 September, 2015 from Food Network: http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2015/06/snapchat-stars-food-lovers-to-follow/

Patel, R. (2007). Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System. Retrieved from: www.learnjcu.jcu.edu.au

Unknown (2014). Apple. Retrieved from: http://mojo.dailybruin.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_5614.jpg

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  1. Unknown21 September 2015 at 12:01

    I agree that the connectivity of food is a very important part of today’s society and is a personal indicator of what personality we project when eating. The presentation of food I agree is an integral part of the appetizing food genre. Although it may look like a piece of art it may taste like an old sock. Today’s culture in restraint is overpriced and under whelming although this is just the nature that the twenty first century has come too. People would rather a meal from MacDonald’s that costs a maximum of $15 and arrives ready to eat within 10 minutes rather than pay $30 for a meal that we have to wait 45 minutes for. The “repository of culture” (Kuttainen, 2015) relies on food and without it the flavours and significance that food gives us is nothing.

    Kuttainen, V. (2015) BA1002: Our space: Networks, narratives and the making of place, Lecture 8: People Networks. [Powerpoint Slide p.6]. Retrieved from http://www.learnjcu.jcu.edu.au

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