My thoughts:
I'd like to think it's possible to have a passion for something like food, without being obsessed to the point of it being detrimental to your life or the lives of others. I've read two of Steingerten's books
and all of Bourdain's
. While I have never seen anything other than the persnickety curmudgeon persona from Steingarten, Bourdain has developed viewpoints further in his writing as well as in his TV commentary. He asks the question, How can we be so enthralled with food when there are children out there starving?
