Hi Laurel. I really enjoyed the post and as someone who is obsessed with food and that obsession fuels most of my travels (as a connector, as a learning experience, as an understanding of food safety and how relevant it is to all of us, etc), I really dislike the term foodie. I remember going to a conference and there was a food track where people said things like "foraging for food is SO trendy in ___ city right now. Foodies there love foraging" And I had just come back from Southeast Asia and it was a shock to the system to see this frothing at the mouth for the 'trend' without seeing the macro picture (or the irony).

While I understand why you chose the photo, I think the visceral reaction to it is that it's linkbait of a different sort, which does you a big injustice because it was a well-written and enjoyable post.