fooding

n. a restauranting trend which emphasizes food as a style choice, usually via new or fusion cuisines in combination with factors not related to food, such as a unique or trendy atmosphere. Subjects: English-derived, French, France, Food & Drink

Editorial Note: In French, fooding takes the masculine article: le fooding. Etymological Note: The term is usually said to be a combination of English food and feeling. According to French newspaper articles and the site Le Fooding, run by Alexandre Cammas, the term was coined by Cammas January 1999 at the offices of the French magazine Nova.

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Citations: 2000 Le Figaro (Paris, France) (Apr. 5) “La note, s’il vous plaît…”: O. P. A. Ni tout à fait club ni vraiment resto, un bon spécimen du « Fooding » que ce loft arbitrant « groove », bar et nourritures mouvance à un public « glamorama ». 2000 Sara Saez El Mundo (Spain) (June 12) “El fooding (del inglés food, comida), la última pasión por experimentar con la cocina”: Es el nuevo «deporte» de mesa: la de la típica casa de comidas con menú del día o la del restaurante más sofisticado. Una moda para paladares inquietos con sus propias tendencias. No hay soirée que se precie que no comience por una buena cena ni negocio bien cerrado que no se haya firmado sobre un mantel. Así reza el primer mandamiento del fooding (del inglés food, comida), la última pasión por experimentar con la cocina que viene pegando fuerte desde Londres y París. 2000 Guillaume B. Decherf Libération (Paris, France) (Dec. 2) “Le fooding, du flan pour la crème”: Le fooding veut marier food (nourriture) et feeling (sentiment): soit l’art d’ingérer des nourritures terrestres avec spiritualité sur un fond musical planant. 2004 Fay Maschler Evening Standard (U.K.) (July 21): It was difficult to gauge whether this microcosm of ultra-modern Japanese fooding—as the French call the combination of eating and lifestyle—will give the area a different buzz, magnifying the quiet hum already emanating from the Spanish Fino. 2004 Jennifer Paull Fodor’s Blog (Aug. 24) “Free Fooding in Paris”: One of my favorite bits of franglais is the word le fooding. The meaning of this contraction of “food” and “feeling” is slippery, but it relates to a trend of fresh, original cooking that’s taking hold in France. 2004 Alison Tyler Evening Standard (U.K.) (Oct. 8) “Sexe Et La Citè…The £1,000 Paris Weekender”: Go “fooding.” No, it’s not a typo, but a new Parisian word to describe the concept of food as a fashion lifestyle choice. Le fooding is as much about the ambience and style of the restaurant as the food on your plate.

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