Over on culinate, Cole Danehower writes about terminology. In his words ““Foodie” is incomplete and belittling. “Gourmet” implies haughtiness, while “epicure” connotes hedonism”.  I agree that we’ve got a labeling problem for our movement. “Food activist” doesn’t get the whole point, and “food appreciator and social justice worker” is a bit bulky on the tongue. I’ll sometimes say “gastronome,” but it sounds a bit snob also; and while I really love to refer to myself as a “new hedonist,” the term bears a lot of explaining (although explanation is good, but in its place). I’m interested to see what people say in their comments to the article. What do our words say about us, and what do we call ourselves?