Jackson Free Press

• You put mascarpone on your bagel.
• You get a bit high sniffing a real tomato.
• You only eat seasonal foods you can buy within 50 miles of your home.
• You eat at Parlor Market three times a week even if can't afford toilet paper. At least at the bar.
• You order your olive oil from Italy.
• You order your salsa from Texas.
• You get a new Calphalon for your collection every holiday from your mom.
• You've seen "Julie & Julia" more than you've seen the original "Star Wars."
• You know the difference between turmeric and saffron. Intimately. (And prefer the latter.)
• You carry around a special insulated bag for your restaurant leftovers.
• You take a bag of your own dried spices on vacation.
• You spend more on groceries than you do the condo.
• You're addicted to food-porn blogs. (You know who you are, you pervs.)
• You love to go to ethnic grocers where everyone knows your name.
• You're wasting your life watching cooking shows.
• You line up all your ingredients in little bowls when you cook. And then videotape yourself.
• You know who we mean when we say "Nigella," "Alton," "Rachael" and "Anthony."
• Your leftover lunches are the envy of the office.
• You snap more pictures of food than people.
• You follow chefs on Twitter. Hundreds of them.
• You relax by rearranging your refrigerator.
• You buy your dry goods from Rainbow and then keep them in big pickle jars you found behind Rainbow.
• You go to Everyday Gourmet more than you wait in drive-throughs. Just to browse. (Wink, wink.)

And from Facebook & Twitter:
• Jamie Weems: You order fois gras for dessert at Parlor Market.
• Caroline Crawford: You spend more on wine than you on shoes. Especially when you really love shoes.
• Caroline Crawford: Your fingers always smell a little like fresh garlic.
• Xavier Cassius Moblus: You debate with your spouse whether to use black truffle oil or shaved white truffles on the grits.
• JordanRHillman: You spend your Saturdays perfecting a homemade potato roll for the burger you already spent months working on.

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