Comments on: Jonathan Meades :: Fast Food http://smashingtelly.com/2007/12/17/jonathan-meades-fast-food/ A hand picked TV channel Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://smashingtelly.com/2007/12/17/jonathan-meades-fast-food/comment-page-1/#comment-504 admin Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:03:14 +0000 http://smashingtelly.oobject.com/?p=384#comment-504 Actually, you're dead right. I like Meades, but on this issue, perhaps the real story is that healthy organic food is about as affordable to many as an antique Rolex. Actually, you’re dead right.

I like Meades, but on this issue, perhaps the real story is that healthy organic food is about as affordable to many as an antique Rolex.

]]> By: anonymous http://smashingtelly.com/2007/12/17/jonathan-meades-fast-food/comment-page-1/#comment-503 anonymous Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:55:44 +0000 http://smashingtelly.oobject.com/?p=384#comment-503 Meades had a point, but simultaneously came off as incredibly snobby. The kinds of foods which grow in england arent exactly exciting and exotic, so it makes sense that in the years when importing was expensive- or in the case of the wars- impossible- that the average joe did not have much of an imagination when it came to food. Post-war poverty can also excuse the rise of fast food. A mechanically recovered sausage is far cheaper than a delicious rump steak, even if the quality suffers. The majority of us stuff our faces with rubbish because it is all we can afford. The real, good food is expensive, and unlike preservative-laden ready meals and frozen chips- goes off after a while. That is not to say i'm arguing on the side of the industry- i hate ready meals and fast food too- however it is the popular mindset that not all of us can afford to be good chefs. Meades had a point, but simultaneously came off as incredibly snobby. The kinds of foods which grow in england arent exactly exciting and exotic, so it makes sense that in the years when importing was expensive- or in the case of the wars- impossible- that the average joe did not have much of an imagination when it came to food.

Post-war poverty can also excuse the rise of fast food. A mechanically recovered sausage is far cheaper than a delicious rump steak, even if the quality suffers. The majority of us stuff our faces with rubbish because it is all we can afford. The real, good food is expensive, and unlike preservative-laden ready meals and frozen chips- goes off after a while.

That is not to say i’m arguing on the side of the industry- i hate ready meals and fast food too- however it is the popular mindset that not all of us can afford to be good chefs.

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