The dying specimen of the Instagram foodie

Comes an economic crisis with high inflation after a global pandemic, gone is the high street foodie. But with their demise, new beasts are surfacing.

In my young and vulnerable years, I too have taken too many pictures in the fashion of foodies. The detail of the Jan-van-Eyckesque mirror in the spoon, the action in the hand in motion, the still posture above the plate (with the risk of plunging a perfectly honest and functioning phone into a dessert). This one is the glorious dessert served by chef F…