The Life and Death of the American Foodie
October 08, 2025 at 03:10AMIn her final piece for Eater, Jaya Saxena writes a deep dive on the rise of foodie culture in the US, how modern media and the internet changed how we engaged with food, and how food turned into fandom.
It might sound obvious now, but the internet allowed you to find opinions and experiences outside of your immediate social circle; your coworker might not have known where to go for lunch, but some guy online knew where you could get a plate of Ecuadorian food three blocks away. And the enthusiasm with which bloggers began to share and review “lowbrow” meals created a culture in which those meals began to rise in value. “I think what came out of this time period was that it wasn’t just about the fine dining world anymore,” says chef Sam Yoo. “It was cool to go to Jackson Heights or Flushing, and find hole-in-the-wall momos.”
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