Confessions of a Wannabe Foodie

foodie or foody  (ˈfuːdɪ)
— n  , pl -ies
	a person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption  of good food Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition.  HarperCollins Publishers. 18 Jan. 2011.  <Dictionary.comhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/foodie>.

I must confess: I've never been a fan of food. I mean of course I eat to survive. And most times I enjoy it. But I have always envied those who openly declare their love for food.  You know the ones, the people who are able to identify hints of this and that in their single bite.  The people who are able to tell that the meat was just slightly under or overcooked.  The ones that you know when they sit down to a meal it is clearly more than just about nourishment, it is the experience of the flavors and textures that they enjoy.  That has never been me.  Yes, I can appreciate a well prepared meal but I couldn't begin to tell you what made that particular meal great.  Also, I must confess, I'm picky.  I have been since I was a child.  So picky that my mother routinely made me spaghetti without the sauce.  Simply noodles.  And this made me happy.  I'm glad to say that I now enjoy various spaghetti sauces and hope to one day prepare a sauce from scratch, but I'm still picky and selective about what vegetables and meats are in the sauce.  I am also the girl that was known to exist off of four things in college: french fries, cheesesticks, skittles, and sprite.  My diet has evolved immensely since then, I make sure to incorporate green vegetables in to my daily meals, but I still have far to go.  So I primarily proposed this blog to challenge me to take the food risks I've always shied away from but also to explore the vast and varying amount of food that exist in the great city of Chicago.  There are so many smaller, non-chain restaurants that prepare great food.  People often ask me about restaurant recommendations in the city and I can tell them about all the great reviews I've read but I rarely can give a firsthand account of these places.  The Redeye and Metromix are my go to guides in discovering new places and I hope to fully utilize these resources during my food exploration.  I hope this blog will serve as both documentation of my developing relationship with food and a forum for my friends and me to discuss places to eat that should not (and sometimes should be) missed in Chicago and the various places we may travel.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the read and if you have any recommendations of places I should definitely check out, please let me know, I am always looking to add to my list!


Sincerely,


Your Future Foodie