tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post7872972189474772867..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: Food Elites: A TaxonomyDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-9542062333477533782014-10-28T09:11:55.874-07:002014-10-28T09:11:55.874-07:00I solve the problem by not reading opinion-based c...I solve the problem by not reading opinion-based commentary e.g. "nonfiction" and confusing it with established fact. <br /><br />I like nonfiction that is about how things work or what actually happened. I would not go to a lobbying organization for information on good nutrition any more than I would go to a random person I don't know (e.g. Michael Pollan) for information on the "best" pig to buy.<br /><br />Opinion-based commentary should be read strictly for entertainment, IMO. If people take away an interesting idea or what seems to be a provocative fact, they are best served by then seeking out actual research. It's quite easy to do, these days.<br /><br />I consider anything that appears in a blog (with all due respect to Dan, who knows I love him - I expect my own readers to address what I write with the same large chunk of salt) or anything that appears in an Internet "news" outlet to be 70-80% opinion until proven otherwise.<br /><br />With regard to taste ... it's SUBJECTIVE.chacha1http://www.ombailamos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-27747018843590901762014-10-28T08:06:11.632-07:002014-10-28T08:06:11.632-07:00This type of marketing doesn't bother me becau...This type of marketing doesn't bother me because I think I can see through it. Typically, I don't buy products I see advertised, I buy the 'other' one. For example, Michelin tires are constantly advertised on TV and newspaper, and people are reminded that they are the 'best'. So they will pay the most for them. But if you do your research, you can find tires that will do the job equally well for a lot less money. <br />It is human nature to want to be like the 'elites', so if they tell us they know more or know better than us, we are apt to believe them. I have a good laugh at all the funny things they say (example Dr Oz)! My policy is never believe anything an 'elite' says.Wet Coastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102725313262001765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-39439499086355225072014-10-28T07:17:28.309-07:002014-10-28T07:17:28.309-07:00I find wine ratings to be severely suspect, consid...I find wine ratings to be severely suspect, considering the many documented cases where the same wine has been rated wildly differently by the self-appointed experts in the wine field.<br /><br />At least the beer ratings sites are rated by people who pay for their product! And, as Daniel knows, I think beer is superior to wine anyway ;)Stuart Carterhttp://www.addictedtocanning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-32838711539057868392014-10-28T04:02:31.162-07:002014-10-28T04:02:31.162-07:00On tastemakers - many people do not know what good...On tastemakers - many people do not know what good wine tastes like. If there is even one definition of good.<br /><br />So tastemakers (& the scores) can help a person make a good/palatable choice.<br /><br />I prefer cider myself & luckily the local producers have tastings so that I can buy what I like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com