Comments on: Should food editors eat meat? http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 Ed Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:45:13 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-2539 Catfud, all good points although I think Yelena's points are better. Inevitably having vegetarians, vegans, celiacs and whatever on the team help increase exposure on these issues. But as a mainstream publication the greater part of the audience is mainstream and eat meat, quite possibly every day. As for me I'm asll of the above. I believe yesterday I ate meat, today I may avoid wheat and tommorow i shall eat only fruit, nuts and vegetables. Catfud, all good points although I think Yelena’s points are better. Inevitably having vegetarians, vegans, celiacs and whatever on the team help increase exposure on these issues. But as a mainstream publication the greater part of the audience is mainstream and eat meat, quite possibly every day. As for me I’m asll of the above. I believe yesterday I ate meat, today I may avoid wheat and tommorow i shall eat only fruit, nuts and vegetables.

]]> By: Yelena http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-2536 Yelena Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-2536 For me, this question isn't about vegetarians v. carnivores. In addition to editing stories, don't editors write "editorials"? How is an editor going to give her opinion on anything outside her realm? She's going to be regurgitating other people's opinions whenever she's asked to comment on something involving meat / fish. What if there were an editor that only ate Mexican foods... and refused to eat any other cuisine? Would you be okay with this person editorializing food? I completely agree with Old Foodie's sports-coverage analogy. Yes, I think food editors should eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruits... you name it, I think they should try it. If a food editor's not open to experiencing all foods... some credibility will be lost. For me, this question isn’t about vegetarians v. carnivores. In addition to editing stories, don’t editors write “editorials”? How is an editor going to give her opinion on anything outside her realm? She’s going to be regurgitating other people’s opinions whenever she’s asked to comment on something involving meat / fish. What if there were an editor that only ate Mexican foods… and refused to eat any other cuisine? Would you be okay with this person editorializing food? I completely agree with Old Foodie’s sports-coverage analogy. Yes, I think food editors should eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruits… you name it, I think they should try it. If a food editor’s not open to experiencing all foods… some credibility will be lost.

]]> By: Catfud http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Catfud Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:53:23 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-2290 Veronica was, and probably still is, a vegetarian, and the deputy editor is a coeliac. But maybe that's a good thing for readers? Veronica is the EDITOR, not a reviewer, remember. The job entails commissioning and editing writers, not swanning about at restaurants. Veronica was, and probably still is, a vegetarian, and the deputy editor is a coeliac. But maybe that’s a good thing for readers? Veronica is the EDITOR, not a reviewer, remember. The job entails commissioning and editing writers, not swanning about at restaurants.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Ed Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1691 This might come as a suprise but I know very little about sport but knew the right person in the right pub. I rarely watch sport on TV, have never been to a soccer match, only twice to the rugby, tennis three times and the AFL four times. I still don''t understand about scoring properly and was eventually dumped. This might come as a suprise but I know very little about sport but knew the right person in the right pub. I rarely watch sport on TV, have never been to a soccer match, only twice to the rugby, tennis three times and the AFL four times. I still don”t understand about scoring properly and was eventually dumped.

]]> By: The Old Foodie. http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 The Old Foodie. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:19:36 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1673 Ed, you might not have actually played any team sports yourself (no-one can play every single sport, no matter how keen they are), but I bet you knew about them and understood them and were interested in them and reported them. I guess Cindy is right though - the editors job is to judge the writing, not the actual food. Ed, you might not have actually played any team sports yourself (no-one can play every single sport, no matter how keen they are), but I bet you knew about them and understood them and were interested in them and reported them. I guess Cindy is right though – the editors job is to judge the writing, not the actual food.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Ed Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:35:37 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1610 Brett, I guess it depends on who's eating. they are some people who have some very strange habits. One day i should video them on my camera phone (light permitting) and upload to youtube. Cindy, i think i may have some special meat pictures or you then – from Cambodia. Brett, I guess it depends on who’s eating. they are some people who have some very strange habits. One day i should video them on my camera phone (light permitting) and upload to youtube.
Cindy, i think i may have some special meat pictures or you then – from Cambodia.

]]> By: Cindy http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Cindy Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:18:35 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1609 It can be! Why else would I be reading food blogs all day? Besides, I'm vego and I still appreciate reading about other people's meat cooking and eating experiences. I don't see why a vegetarian editor couldn't appreciate good food writing on any subject. It can be! Why else would I be reading food blogs all day?

Besides, I’m vego and I still appreciate reading about other people’s meat cooking and eating experiences. I don’t see why a vegetarian editor couldn’t appreciate good food writing on any subject.

]]> By: Brett http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Brett Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:00:18 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1608 Yeah but eating isn't a spectator sport.. Yeah but eating isn’t a spectator sport..

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 Ed Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:49:45 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1605 Funny you should say that, I was sports editor at university but don't play any team sports! Funny you should say that, I was sports editor at university but don’t play any team sports!

]]> By: The Old Foodie. http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 The Old Foodie. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:00:41 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/01/should-food-editors-eat-meat/#comment-1597 If she is, her initial credibility would suffer with me, I think. Its a bit like being a sports editor but refusing to attend any sport that uses a bat, isnt it? If she is, her initial credibility would suffer with me, I think. Its a bit like being a sports editor but refusing to attend any sport that uses a bat, isnt it?

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