tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post3806540177050735896..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Fun with Fancy FoodW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16796644983645124772010-01-22T09:03:26.244-08:002010-01-22T09:03:26.244-08:00Hi Lisa, it's an interesting question.
If I ...Hi Lisa, it's an interesting question. <br /><br />If I were strictly to guess, I'd imagine that, following Guren's thinking, social conservatives creating "new" food products would basically be creating new brands of existing ones. But there's an interesting gray area, the Michael Bolton of food -- who dumbs down stuff like Thai food for middle America? Is that done by W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-13787124042972735742010-01-22T07:09:59.533-08:002010-01-22T07:09:59.533-08:00Do you think the innovators on either side of the ...Do you think the innovators on either side of the political divide have different priorities?<br /><br />Like, how do qualities like portability and ease of preparation factor in? Do you think it's all mouthfeel for both sides, and it's just that they experience different mouthfeel?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839236994990699117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-70622794569017491062010-01-18T20:10:01.855-08:002010-01-18T20:10:01.855-08:00Well, you did write above that "innovators of...Well, you did write above that "innovators often come from the ranks of customers." Olive-flavored hummus? Jihads have been waged over less.gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31112827911051293862010-01-18T19:12:26.428-08:002010-01-18T19:12:26.428-08:00Hey Guren, the big difference is that the first po...Hey Guren, the big difference is that the first post was about consumers, and this is about inventors, but I take your point. I'm guessing the olive-flavored hummus I just enjoyed today was not made by Republicans.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-51499848005094362762010-01-18T16:58:08.510-08:002010-01-18T16:58:08.510-08:00Blake, I was extrapolating from this post of yours...Blake, I was extrapolating from this post of yours:<br /><br />http://wblakegray.blogspot.com/2009/11/us-conservatives-think-pasta-is-ethnic.html<br /><br />I just don't see Velveeta loving conservatives coming up with such extravagant food products...gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-13374985785814872382010-01-18T07:32:25.375-08:002010-01-18T07:32:25.375-08:00Guren: That's an interesting area of speculati...Guren: That's an interesting area of speculation. Are food innovators Democrats or Republicans? Some new food products are crunchy-granola type things, but the great majority are not. Social conservatives eat new kinds of junk food too, and innovators often come from the ranks of customers.<br /><br />Then there are new brands for existing foods. I liked Mother-in-Law's Kimchi; Koreans W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33456072260017085352010-01-18T05:47:57.788-08:002010-01-18T05:47:57.788-08:00Apologies for replying to my own comment, but I wa...Apologies for replying to my own comment, but I was mainly referring to the "Cupless Joe". Then again, when it comes to food, conservatives are not adventurous nor creative enough to come up with "Le Foam", "Sence rose-flavored soda" or other such wonderful contributions to gastronomy, right?gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21915534275611035472010-01-18T05:35:49.121-08:002010-01-18T05:35:49.121-08:00Okay pal, let's see you try to blame the Repub...Okay pal, let's see you try to blame the Republicans for this one, too.gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.com