Food porn — the sexualization of eating and cooking — is a popular term and, for some, a loaded subject. Critics blame the phenomenon as cheapening good food and over-simplifying the process of making it. Others argue that presenting food in such a manner draws a wider pool into the foodie world. A key demographic for the Food Network consists of males between ages 18-35 — not your typical, ambitious home cook.
Food imagery these days is undeniably sensual, but isn’t that the inherent nature of food? Though perhaps a well-endowed woman with tussled hair sipping hot tomato sauce from a wooden spoon plays it up a bit.
An engrossing Harper’s Magazine article, “Debbie Does Salad: The Food Network at the Frontiers of Pornography,” addresses the subject. Author Frederick Kaufman sits with an established pornography photographer, Barbara Nitke, eating Mexican food and watching hours of cooking shows. During their analysis, Barbara points out various techniques, long established in the porn industry, that occur repeatedly: extreme close-ups, seductive lighting, flattering camera angles and repetitive shooting. There are the visual allusions as well, including finger licking, peach picking, and quick cuts between tasting, sighing and stirring.
Organic Create-Your-Own Butter by Rhiamon
Recently at a talk organized by Food52’s Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, Frank Bruni, the former restaurant critic for The New York Times, spoke with popular food blogger Deb Perelman, mastermind of Smitten Kitchen, about the pros and cons of food porn.
When I spoke with Deb on the subject, she explained that as far as food styling is concerned, “I have fun with the photos when I can. If there’s a way I can show some part of
the cooking process like a messy serving spoon or imprints of baked cookies on a piece of
parchment paper, I try to capture it.”
Photo by Deb Perleman of Smitten Kitchen
Deb is a self-taught home cook. Her recipes are enticing, and her food photography has attracted an impressive following. Deb’s pictures tell a story; sometimes they aren’t exactly related to the complexity of a particular recipe but you stop and look. And often, you stick around gawking at the picture, reading the recipes and dreaming about what can happen in your own kitchen. Her medium is the Internet, not television, but her images seduce in a similar fashion.
Photo by Deb Perleman of Smitten Kitchen
What’s on Smitten Kitchen, exists elsewhere. The web provides enticing food shots that may or may not reflect the difficulty of actually cooking it. The Skinny Gourmet did a nice post in which they identify “food porn” techniques on the web.
My personal feeling is that food photography’s primary objective is to be beautiful and inspire. It needn’t substitute good writing — an image can supply what text can’t and vice versa. The debate on the merits of food porn seems futile because the aesthetic exists and it’s not going anywhere. Instead, the focus should be on combining well written text and engaging images to offer the most immersive experience possible. Looking through Etsy’s Edibles Category, I found several food porn images; some made me chuckle and all made me hungry. I imagine that was the intent.
Left: Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies by jeanettespatisserie. Right: Chocolate Banana Jam by RosaMariasKitchen.
What’s your take on the food porn debate? Share in the comments below.
Kitty Greenwald, cook and author, coordinates all things Eatsy — our locally sourced food program. Through communal staff meals held around handmade farm tables, and via seasonal dishes shared with you on our blog, Eatsy aims to nourish and inspire through food.
160 comments
Sign in to add your ownJudiPaintedit says:
Food Prom, wow I have never heard that one before...... I like it!!
1 year ago
JudiPaintedit says:
*Porn*
1 year ago
tennyoceres says:
All this article is doing is making me hungry. Seriously everything looks delicious. Even that peanut butter I'm deathly allergic to.
1 year ago
PirateWenchTreasures says:
WOW! It ALL looks scrumptious! =D
1 year ago
MegansMenagerie says:
Yummy!!!
1 year ago
TimothyAdamDesigns says:
Yum!
1 year ago
Parachute425 says:
Actually I know more men than women who like the Food Network . . . hmmmm great article, thanks
1 year ago
creativityismessy says:
I know all about food porn. Sadly, I have a very large collection of Bon Appétit magazines under my bed....
1 year ago
KikiLaRu says:
I don't see anything wrong with 'food porn.' I think it's great! My favorite food porn is Jamie Oliver At Home episodes and Foodgawker.com
1 year ago
tfamily5 says:
I think food porn is essential these days. You gotta keep your buns lookin buttery! Seriously though, it's all in the photography, beautiful pictures that draw us in.
1 year ago
blackpotter says:
these photos make me want to cook then eat the beautiful food
1 year ago
jennybradley says:
This is making me hungry! Yum yum!
1 year ago
saltboxscents says:
I use food porn in my shop on the DAILY! Its addictive...he..he..he! ;) Warmly, Mellisa www.saltboxscents.etsy.com see shop freebies
1 year ago
creativityismessy says:
My favorite porn star = Curtis Stone. Rawr!
1 year ago
saltboxscents says:
Yummy.....now I want a spoonful of P.B..anyone want to join me?
1 year ago
birdie1 says:
Now I'm hungry and I just ate.
1 year ago
PinkysBakery says:
the more primative parts of our brain are wired to experience food and sex similarly; they are both essential for continuing our species so our bodies reward us with feel-good hormones! don't tell me you don't get tingly looking at this website, lol: foodporndaily.com i think the sexualization of food is a GOOD thing! maybe now we'll pay more attention and appreciate the beautiful, sexy food at farmer's markets and artisan shops.... cuz we all know nothing is sexy about TV dinners :/
1 year ago
FairyBubbles says:
Now I am hungry...great piece:)
1 year ago
throughthelooking says:
I think, following up on PinkysBakery, that it is *essential* to sexualize food these days! People are far too fast to take food for granted, and just go the easy route. A bucket of fast food, plop down in front of the tv, and that's it, right? Food porn encourages us to *savor* the moment, really dive in with all five senses, and enjoy every morsel of it. That, most likely, means more satisfaction and less calories! Being fully present and aware when you're eating is the best portion control there is.
1 year ago
BlessedBeeApothecary says:
great article, i just want to eat it all!!
1 year ago
GreenBeatles says:
Food Network is my fave channel and there's no doubt as to why that is.
1 year ago
WoodlandCottage says:
As for me, I'm not sure it's "porn" at all. There's a difference between "sensual" and "sensuous." Both porn and food photography (and other photography, too--fabric softeners, linens, and in general, warm and fuzzy stuff) try to heighten our awareness of the sensuousness of the item. And maybe the sensual, as well. It gives one pause...
1 year ago
phunkyphashions says:
This is so DeliCiOuS!!!! Thanks for the great post!! :D
1 year ago
jojobeandesigns says:
Those are fab photos, I love Smitten Kitchen! I am always trying to up the porn level of the food photos on my blog. Makes a huge difference when you can almost taste the food you see!
1 year ago
NotoriousKnits says:
I love a good food porn image! Thanks for the article!
1 year ago
FairypantsDesigns says:
Now I want chocolate. And jam. And all sorts of delicious food. I think I'm going to go bake some cookies.
1 year ago
BambuEarth says:
If we are talking about the enhancement of the look of food to entice the buyer into eating it... I think food porn is not only *okay*, but brilliant. Why do laundry commercials use soft fluffy bears, puppies, etc. in their advertisements? To give us a feeling that they want their product to represent. There's no difference here. It's smart marketing.. in fact... now I'm hungry.. ♥
1 year ago
platypusmonger says:
Agreed with WoodlandCottage. Good photography is usually sensuous photography, and neither are usually porn. It's a goal of both artistic and commercial photography, so I'm not sure why food is special case.
1 year ago
ikabags says:
Yummy as always :)) Thanks !
1 year ago
FreshBatchJams says:
Great post! One of my faviorate topics!
1 year ago
LivingVintage says:
More food porn, please. Good enough to eat!
1 year ago
funkeyfinds says:
I knew that was Smitten Kitchen's photos right away! I love that food blog... yum.
1 year ago
TailsandSnouts says:
Food porn really knows how to make someone hungry. Great article.
1 year ago
beyarnedcrafts says:
Some great, diet-wrecking photos there! Food porn, huh? I guess that Bizarre Foods show lands in the curtained off section of the shop...
1 year ago
katemariescreations says:
My male friends watch the food network all the time...but they are never talking about the food. Giada Giada Giada is all I ever hear! lol
1 year ago
AproposRoasters says:
I think beautiful food images just inspire me to try it (cooking/baking) myself. I'm the only person I know that thinks baking soda looks like fairy dust (I'm aware of how crazy that sounds) and spends time taking pictures of meals created before I eat them, just so I can look back at something I made. Thanks for putting a term to my ultimate weirdness!
1 year ago
ConstantGalore says:
Mmmmmm food porn.
1 year ago
modbijou says:
This is not helping me with my diet! I'm starving now.... :) Everything looks so yummy!
1 year ago
paramountvintage says:
haha, i've never heard of this term. great article.
1 year ago
Powerofflower says:
I am addicted to the food ch! Love it! My bf & I always say food porn! Great stuff on etsy makes me hungry now!
1 year ago
TimeAndAgainFashions says:
Food Porn indeed. Drool worthy and heart attack inducing. My personal fav celebrity chef (and hubby's too): Nigella Lawson. She has it all down to an art. Guess I was doing the whole "food porn" thing before it the phrase was even coined. Back in the early to mid 90s I sold cookies and muffins under the trade name NAUGHTY NORA'S. LOL!
1 year ago
TheNightjar says:
never heard of the term food porn before, but it makes sense now that i hear it. As an ex wedding cake baker and and foodie supreme i can never get enough of sexy food pics. Those butterball cookies up there are really plump and wonderfully sexy! And the buckeyes are also eye catching! thanks for the article
1 year ago
Zozuz says:
Love beautiful food photos, though never thought of them as porn... :)Shows what I know!
1 year ago
Sanmarcianart says:
We can't smell or taste the food we see on the net, so the pics need to be over the top inviting to compensate for that. I have food porn and the hubby has amp porn (pics of the wiring inside guitar amps) it all fantasy fodder and who ever has enough of that?
1 year ago
blissfulbathandbody says:
YUMMY! Now I have to order those Red Velvet Sandwiches.....my fav!!! :)
1 year ago
accentonvintage says:
Tempting food! Love the food photos!
1 year ago
ViviansKitchen says:
You learn something new everyday ♥
1 year ago
michemozaix says:
You people are SICK and CRAZY... LOVE you all!! lol
1 year ago
TwinkleStarCrafts says:
Food porn...a wonderful phrase.
1 year ago
odiliafu says:
Yummy! Love the food photos!!
1 year ago
laurastark says:
Bring on the food porn!
1 year ago
choisette says:
there's a fine line between luscious and gross. and that banana just crossed it.
1 year ago
hulamom6 says:
Im all about the Food Porn...wait til I tell my husband!
1 year ago
aynart says:
food prawn!
1 year ago
CameraQueenPhoto says:
I love it! As someone who has created a cookbook for a fortune 500 company. It's very important to make that food look as scrumptious as possible. Hmmm... Food Porn, sounds like a new industry to me. Beautiful work Deb!
1 year ago
Verdurebydesign says:
My son just walked in as the image of Organic Create-Your-Own Butter came on the screen. "Oh yum" he said. Says it all really. :) Is food porn so captivating now because we aren't creating with love in our own kitchens?
1 year ago
frommylifetoyours says:
Food Porn ? I do not think I want to go there. The picture do make me want to have one of each.
1 year ago
mazedasastoat says:
Is food porn going to make us all horrible insecure about our culinary prowess? Or make us want to employ professionals to cook for us? I say enjoy it while you can. If folks are already starting to think it might be immoral it won't be long before they make it illegal... along with all the other things I enjoy! :-)
1 year ago
mandymoomoo says:
my co-workers and I have been enjoying this phenomenon for a couple years...we call it "forn"
1 year ago
sandrabeth885 says:
i can't watch Giada De Laurentiis without laughing out loud. one time she was squeezing out white frosting from a clipped plastic bag with it oozing over her manicured nails. and then she licked it off. no subtly there.
1 year ago
kasiakasia says:
www.tastespotting.com - 'nuff said! :) I have spent many an hour drooling over the pics on there!
1 year ago
bowlabeau says:
Yuumm! It all looks so good. And is inspiring the baker inside me!
1 year ago
grandmamarievintage says:
Gorgeous! Photos of food are always so striking. Is that because of their vibrant colors and textures? Or is it because they make our tummies growl??
1 year ago
myvintagecrush says:
Um...yum. Now I'm craving red velvet like mad!
1 year ago
Mclovebuddy says:
i don't believe food can be sexualized since it's sexier than food. why diminish it by comparison. :P
1 year ago
ChocolateStarShop says:
I think this is really going to depend on the food!
1 year ago
StopTheClock says:
Mmm, hungry now! So many treats available! Amazing photos too!
1 year ago
ChrissiesRibbons says:
Amazing article. I read cookery books in bed!! Seriously- just looking at the photos and reading the recipes relaxes my brain which is usually still in overdrive!
1 year ago
sweetpeasoup says:
Sex sells!..............& so does sugar!!!!
1 year ago
HibouCards says:
YUMMMMY! Now I'm off to making myself a decadent Viennese Hot chocolate!
1 year ago
DharmaKarmaArts says:
That makes Foodgawker.com a pronography site!!
1 year ago
theroyal says:
tasty
1 year ago
kimmchi says:
drooling
1 year ago
TheMillineryShop says:
The connection between sex and food is obvious to most people who are passionate about life and what it has to offer. And that tray, it looks like Buckeyes in the making. Oh boy, yum.
1 year ago
poorjimsvintage says:
WE HEART FOOD PORN!
1 year ago
minta77 says:
i'm a big fan of food porn and love smitten kitchen.
1 year ago
TheKnottyDaughters says:
You had me at Eatsy, the rest was delicious icing on the "cake".
1 year ago
AmberGypsySky says:
Food Porn....I'll admit it...I love it
1 year ago
rubisartnmore says:
lol... never thought of it as porn, but yeah, it is truly seductive... we want some! lol...
1 year ago
ThePolkadotMagpie says:
Yum as always, Kitty. I have been pouring over garden seed catalogs....my husband calls them "garden porn.". :)
1 year ago
SweetlyFallen says:
Yummy!
1 year ago
pinkbijou says:
Yum!!!! i am hungry
1 year ago
LittleWrenPottery says:
I love Smitten Kitchen, nice to see it featured on the Etsy blog! I must say I'm occasionally guilty of food porn shots on my own blog...
1 year ago
aileenrae says:
I have never heard the term Food Porn either but it makes sense. I love all the yummy photography. It's very inspiring. There a number of dishes and techniques I probably wouldn't have tried if not for the photos.
1 year ago
HoldTheWire says:
"Debbie Does Salad" and creativityismessy's comment about Bon Appetit magazines under her bed had me laughing out loud! Actually cooking great meals is hard, but subscribing to food magazines and watching food tv shows is easy. I realized I've been getting "Cooking Light" for a year and haven't made one recipe!
1 year ago
LyBly says:
Food porn works. Simple as that. Or to steal shamelessly a key phrase that I was told in the past when I worked with this daily... 'make them want to lick the page.' ...or in Etsy's case 'screen'. :)
1 year ago
mamalotsoftots says:
I think it is essential to food marketing. Gotta stay ahead of the game! :)
1 year ago
EpicuresMistress says:
Yes, I amaware of FOOD PORN. I'LL admit I'm addicted www.TasteSpotting.com & www.LaTartineGourmande.com are too irresistible!
1 year ago
saltcityspice says:
I'm all for it! I love that it's making food exciting for people who may not have been motivated to cook something before. In a world of fast food and microwave dinners, people cooking homemade food in their own kitchens is a great thing.
1 year ago
Tirabaralla says:
All I have to say is: OM NOM NOM
1 year ago
NoaSharonDesigns says:
Auch! love that kiwi picture! you should add sample tastes to that post, you know.
1 year ago
CharmingPeacock says:
This all looks delicious. And I LOVE this new phrase!
1 year ago
akcArt says:
Looks inviting! :)
1 year ago
heartcity says:
now im so hungry! and smitten kitchen is one of my faves or inspiration.
1 year ago
heartcity says:
*for
1 year ago
MGMart says:
Wow! I always learn soemthing each day ;) Love the photos!!
1 year ago
michellesthisandthat says:
mmmmmmmmmmm food porn :o)
1 year ago
SilverleafShinyStuff says:
As awesome as all this is, it truly isn't food porn. And believe me, I know, because I've actually starred in a food porn movie (back when I was a poor student - I'm still poor now but I'm older and fatter, lol). Although it only involved me, and didn't actually involve any nudity or anything sexual, it was definitely intended for masturbatory purposes. Apparently a girl getting covered in messy food and looking like she's enjoying it really does it for some people. Those food pics do make me hungry. They look yummy, far too good to tip down a girl's shirt! ;)
1 year ago
filthyrotten says:
Personally I love food porn. It's gotten off my tail and into the kitchen to try out new recipes and inspired me to try and perfect my own photography. Yes it may seem to simplify the cooking experience, the mess, the whoops but it gets you IN the kitchen and even better it gets the response that it's looking for. Food porn gets you oh, so very hungry.
1 year ago
Caracrass says:
food porn. i swear this is why i have gained 30lbs lately. :P
1 year ago
Caracrass says:
food porn. i swear this is why i have gained 30lbs lately. :P
1 year ago
AndSheCooks2 says:
omnomnom
1 year ago
pinkcamojeep says:
Looking at these photos and those on FoodPornDaily .... I see sensuality ONLY in the fact that the photos are extremely well done. If "food porn" brings us photos that involve enticing lighting, great angles and make us take extra time to think about presentation rather than scarfing down our quick meals without thought, let's have MORE of it!! Great article!
1 year ago
lovisetto says:
Great images!
1 year ago
Bacchusbabe says:
Love food porn! If you guys haven't checked it out, Tony Bourdain's "No reservations" show has done two episodes on jus tthat subject makes you drool like mad. After looking at all thee photos, now I have to go bake something.... Its a good thing I'm snowed in anyway!
1 year ago
nonesuchgarden says:
I love great food photography! I love it when food is both delicious AND beautiful to look at. YUM!
1 year ago
shannondzikas says:
Oh, I'm sending this to my mom! She'll be disturbed but she'll love the red velvet sandwiches.
1 year ago
kmariedesignz says:
Now I'm hungry!
1 year ago
itsmadewithjoy says:
Wow-- Nigella's got nothing on you! It made me want to run out with my camera and start shooting all the pretty food around me!
1 year ago
kmariedesignz says:
I love, love, love red velvet!
1 year ago
aoisart says:
Food porn makes me happy, lol! I love food and I love to cook and eat...heck, I love it so much that my Esty shop is based on food! :)
1 year ago
waterlilyjewels says:
I can spend hours looking for food porn. I'm a food porn addict! Great article. :) Word of advice, though, make sure you have safe search turned on before you search for food porn pics! ;p
1 year ago
minibarblues says:
My palette is sufficiently aroused for the day ;) :)
1 year ago
ModelCitizen says:
Mmm.. Makes me wish I'd packed a Lunch Pt. 2
1 year ago
VisualResistance says:
I am so turned on right now. Yummmm.....
1 year ago
PinkSenorita says:
I never thought of a really well photographed food dish as porn. hahaha I like the concept of it.
1 year ago
BlushEnvy says:
Oh my! (Blushes with embarassment at the porn which she finds quite desirable...)
1 year ago
prettystardesigns says:
lol, love 'food porn' photos. Images like this are taking up most of my tumblr timeline so its a big thing right now!! Beautiful and inspiring, they do make you very hungry though!!
1 year ago
good4you says:
nam nam. I love herb porn too!
1 year ago
good4you says:
nam nam. I love herb porn too!
1 year ago
jungledread says:
Ah, but isn't the act of eating enjoyable and sensual? A rich pleasure that does indeed appeal to all the senses?
1 year ago
IndyGrrrlProductions says:
Delicious looking finds! I love food porn.
1 year ago
Gosia says:
Love food porn!! :)
1 year ago
Bremollman says:
I love the fact that the primary demographic for the food network is men who dont cook. lol great.
1 year ago
blueroompottery says:
Yummy! Good photography makes everything look so sensual!!
1 year ago
BlkSheepProductions says:
Already being foodies -- food porn is always a source of inspiration, giggles, and eventually a full belly.
1 year ago
namasteyworld says:
This is a great post... thank you for sharing...
1 year ago
nine18glass says:
They make me so hungry! And we just finished breakfast of tea, toast & jam...would have photographed nicely :)
1 year ago
bigblondehead says:
Great post. That is very interesting. The sexiest shot is that one of the author!
1 year ago
jennyleefowler says:
Reading MFK Fisher's The Art of Eating right now (1947-1949). Astonishing writing, absolutely no images. She's always quoting the ancients.
1 year ago
cherrylippedroses says:
...if I could just make my vintage jewelry look that delicious...
1 year ago
princessdoodlebeans says:
oh baby, oh baby. Simply sensual and tantalizingly tasty. Off to find some chocolate sauce and peanut butter!
1 year ago
justmakeme says:
Food IS an intimate thing. We want to have a close, pleasurable experience with it. Calling it "food porn" is just making it seem taboo - no matter. Like the author says - the aesthetic exists and it isn't going anywhere. There will always be those who push the envelope, and we should all be grateful that we have such liberties. Food is love, and it should appeal to us on many different levels: smell, taste, and sight and even touch - all very important. We should use the senses we have, and enjoy life. :)
1 year ago
SmilingCatStudio says:
All those photos look yummy. But if it's food porn, I'm not sure what that says about me. :)
1 year ago
HeartstringsByJanice says:
Yummy
1 year ago
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1 year ago
JanellJewelry says:
I'm starving! What's for dessert?
1 year ago
hingedjewelry says:
BeYOND amazing. FABulous article!
1 year ago
fecklesslulu says:
People are inherently drawn towards food. My husband shoots a photo a day and posts on Facebook. Typically it's of his commute in which he walks, takes a train to downtown Seattle, walks a bit more and arrives at his job on the waterfront...all fodder for amazing photography. But interestingly enough, the photos he snaps and shares of the laboriously long and gracious meals we prepare together garner the most comments. Maybe it's a tribute to us and how our friends relate to us [we love to host dinner parties] or it is the sensuality of food that draw comments. Anyway...great article! Smittenkitchen has long been a in our RSS feed :)
1 year ago
jbEbert says:
If hunger being piqued is prurient, then I'll admit to loving it! I love to eat good food (... and I don't mind a little porn now and again).
1 year ago
ArtDesignMW says:
Hey we are gooey and chewy and drippy too! Let's make it look good.
1 year ago
SankofaLove says:
This was a great article but since we are on the subject of food and seduction... Check out my friends page on FB this ice cream is great and please don't be alarmed by the name, however it is geared towards adults http://www.facebook.com/pages/Better-Than-Sex-Ice-Cream/137364649657144
1 year ago
llalterego says:
I think the first food related item I ever saw on screen to make me wander the way of food sensuality was 'Chocolat'. To me the essence of what is affective about the images of food lately is sensuality as opposed to porn. This is not to vilify the possibility of food porn, I just think that that would be more in the realm of performance art. Let's allow porn to still occupy an extreme of its own.
1 year ago
thevintagequeendom says:
great article on a great topic - food porn works, oh yes it does ;)
1 year ago
metalicious says:
*craving* Not sure what though...
1 year ago
elemegibere says:
Wonderful!
1 year ago
jujushoppe says:
Who saw the P word and clicked without reading another word.
1 year ago
BoatCrafts says:
Food porn... LOL
1 year ago
BLBbymartine says:
Food porn.....recently watched I Am Love and have seen other movies giving food sensuality. I am all for this notion of appreciating food and all the varieties, tastes and feelings it can provoke. Great article and great photography
1 year ago
SimandCharlieDesigns says:
hee hee....you said porn. Sorry, my inner 12 year old just resurfaced. The adult me is back now. :) I love food porn! I don't know when I started noticing it, perhaps with flickr, but people are obsessed with photographing their food. I love it! As for me, I have been seduced by the porn in this post so I'm off to the kitchen for a snack :)
1 year ago
onebutton says:
Food "porn" - nonsense - it's simply beautiful photography by inspired artists. Now, give me Curtis Stone or Florence Tyler in the kitchen . . . PLEASE . . .
1 year ago
ShortandSweets says:
I don't think I could classify great food photography as porn since it doesn't have that same aura of naughtiness that real stuff possesses
1 year ago
Bleiu says:
The obvious is that sex sells. It's psychological: So ..food + sex association = Sales. The tacky term "food porn" is probably one of the best things to happen to a food photographer's career because I'm sure it takes some kind of eye to get it just right.
1 year ago
dustpanproductions says:
I thought I invented the term food porn but now I realize that what I was really referring to is food eroticism. The descriptions of food are what get me going! Of course, the pictures help!
1 year ago
aluaces says:
Sex and food are both sensual. When I used to body build, we would all call these pictures "food porn", because it was just looking at what we could never have, as we'd be chewing on steamed chicken breast and broccoli. It's a delicious, gotta-have-it moment.. not to mention beautiful photography is just beautiful photography, no matter how you look at it. Love this movement, love this phrase, and love food.
1 year ago
TeruAmaro says:
I am really turned on! Lol! Very cool.
1 year ago
lisabarbero says:
Part of me wants to dissect this idea of food porn into something deeper - something missing in the psyche of modern people. Bare with me... Has food become a replacement for meaningful relationships in a society where the divide between men and women only seems to be getting deeper by the day? Recent male culture in America makes it almost all but unacceptable to be masculine while speaking to a woman and connecting with her on any level that doesn't include commenting on her breasts. So, while their men are busy bonding with other men over football, beer, and fatty foods, American women are turning to chocolate, cheesecake, and raspberry mojitos. On the other hand this could just be one more step towards all out love-sex-food-happy-hedonism-land. In which case, I say life is short. Eat well and love even better!
1 year ago
mwedd says:
Food is sensual stuff. What's the problem with that?
1 year ago
AlisaBrides says:
Yum!
1 year ago