#NerdsUnite: Inside the marketing mind of @MyMelodie (Confession: I’m addicted to [food] PORN)
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Melodie. I met her when she invited me to come and crash on her couch for the night in the San Dizzle and she is for reals one of the nicest chicas ever. She's a fellow marketer and wanted to use this space to share her thoughts on life, love, and all things nerd. Hit it Melodie! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @MyMelodie
When I introduced myself to everyone in the Talk Nerdy To Me Lover Community, I listed a bunch of things that excite me in the Nerdy Realm. What I didn’t mention is that I’m addicted to food porn! And Social Media only fuels my addiction. If I was me in another life, Marketing Melodie would be Chef Melodie! I love to cook and I am obsessed with food porn. I’m not a voyeur but I do love looking at the delicious food you’re putting in your body! It makes my mouth water!
As a Nerd, even my outlets for food porn are pretty nerdy! How am I satisfying my Food Porn craving? Take a look!
Social Media Updates- I’ll start with my own community. Anyone who posts what they’re eating for lunch should be banned if there’s no accompanying photo! Stop teasing me by posting about how delicious your meal is, unless you’re going to give me a glimpse! When I check Facebook updates my eyes automatically gravitate toward food photos. I can’t help it, they turn my senses on! I occasionally post food porn photos myself! 
Food Blogs- Images trump text in blog posts, which is why I love reading food blogs. The good ones are full of food porn and luckily there’s an abundance of food bloggers out there! We’ve got our very own #FoodForThought Foodie on this site!
Hear me YELP!- Yelp is great for so many reasons. I’m able to find new spots to check out and it also gives me the opportunity to share the places and restaurants that I love. One of my favorite parts of Yelp is the food photos users post! I get a glimpse of so many different dishes from one restaurant by other consumers which means these photos are authentic, real and delicious! 
Reading, because, DUH! I’m a Nerd!- Just like social media updates about food without photos should be banned, cookbooks without photos shouldn’t even be published! I love flipping through cookbooks, reading the recipes then looking at photos of the final product. My favorite food book is a MUST for your coffee table. It’s called, Everything I Ate: A Year in the Life of My Mouth. Tucker Shaw documents every single thing he eats in a year through photos! I’m so intrigued by this book! It’s like an adult picture book. He lives in New York so I definitely want to visit some of the restaurants he dines at next time I’m in the city!
Food Shows Galore!- All of my favorite shows have food in them! I love watching Iron Chef, Top Chef, Man vs Food, Cupcake Wars and more! I could watch Food Network and the Cooking Channel all day! My dream (and I’m putting it out there to the universe) is to be a guest judge on a food show! I also have a bucket list of restaurants that have been featured on shows I want to dine at.
I’m coming near the end of my confession. I must say this post took me longer than normal to write. I also must admit that Food Network has been playing in background this entire time. Oh and I took a break to finish cooking a Butternut Squash Casserole that was in the oven and of course I’ve been eating the entire time I’ve been writing this post too! Happy Eating everyone!
