The Food-Tweeter’s Manifesto

Whenever I end up talking with non-tweeters about why I love twitter (or why it might be a good tool for outreach to prospective students), somehow a variation of “I’m just not the kind of person who needs to share what I had for lunch” comes up. In the minds of the uninitiated, Twitter seems to be one big crowdsourced foodlog. Social media experts constantly tell us not to tweet what we eat. But a lot of us disagree.

The Food Tweeter’s Manifesto

We, the food tweeters, will not be discouraged. We will tweet about what we ate for lunch! (And dinner, and breakfast, and snacks and dessert…)

Because it’s interesting to us.

Because it’s interesting to our followers.

Because we’re foodies.

Because the shared rhythms of our lives connect us all.

Because we love our farmer’s markets.

Because it was delicious!

Because we are proud of what we made.

Because we want to share recipe ideas.

Because we love and appreciate the local restaurants that make our communities great.

Because we’re food writers.

Because food and consumption is political in many ways.

Because sharing food brings us together, and sharing stories about food brings us together across distances.

Because sometimes lunch is the best part our day.

Why do you tweet your lunch? Leave your answers in the comments, and I’ll add them to the list (with credit, of course).