I feel so 21st century! In December I made a Facebook page, and a couple weeks ago I started Twittering my meals. Wanna check it out? Move your eyes slightly to the right…see?

It seems a little weird, and possibly egotistical, to write down my choice of breakfast cereals and where I’m having dinner, but in my defense, people have been keeping track of their nourishment since written language began. If Samuel Pepys did it, so can I. It’s just a lot more up-to-the-minute, nowadays.

And people often ask me which restaurants I frequent and what I eat for dinner. If you’re so inclined, now it’s easy to find out.

This article appears in Jan 23-29, 2008.

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Former contributor Suzanne Podhaizer is an award-winning food writer (and the first Seven Days food editor) as well as a chef, farmer, and food-systems consultant. She has given talks at the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture's "Poultry School" and its...