She also notes that those constantly seeking new food experiences tend to be people who feel they have no food culture of their own. Food adventurers seemed to emerge as the Western world moved into the experience economy in the 1990s. Marcus O’Laoire (29), DJInstagram: @marcusthedjO’Laoire says his love of food verges on an obsession: “I think about where I’m going to eat out next, while I’m eating out. She says being a food adventurer is “a part of me”, and questions what people who don’t love food think about all day. Bad restaurant experiences make her “so sad”, and seeing “normal” things on menus like soup or chicken wings indicate a restaurant isn’t going to excite her.

Source: The Irish Times January 30, 2020 06:56 UTC