Chicagomatic - Documenting Edzo's Burger Shop

Chicagomatic - Documenting Edzo's Burger Shop

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How to Avoid Being an Elitist Gas Bag and Possibly Save America

How to Avoid Being an Elitist Gas Bag and Possibly Save America

Can Bridging our country's Food Culture Gap Help Bridge its Political Gap?

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Apr 22, 2025
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Reading Ruth Reichl’s recent re-post of her post from 10 years ago reminded me of a similar rant of my own from sixteen years ago, so I went back and revisited it.

Then I got to thinking about what Ms. Reichl had to say about the elitism and cultural snobbery that is seen in both food and political culture and how they tend to parallel each other. There…

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