FOODISM THE HUNGRY SINNER by Gustav Almest책l photographic series for THE GOURMAND (2013)
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In the last thirty years a great interest in food has slowly risen all over the world. It is called foodism, defined as an exaggerated interest in the preparation, presentation and consumption of food. The term foodie was used for the first time in 1980 in an article of the New York magazine and referred to the new gastronauts, the new gourmet: a person that is so passionate about food as to consider it one of the most influential factor to his happiness.
In three decades the foodie culture has reached all social levels, as every trend does, each at its own pace (Herbert Spencer, Social Stratification Of Trends). This new passion has engaged millions of adepts, who give more and more importance to what they eat, where they eat it and with whom they eat it: cookery dominates the bestseller lists and TV schedules, celebrity chefs have become lifestyle gurus and cooking is referred to as a high art.