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"   Panel moderator Frank Bruni (left) and Frank Falcinelli of Frankies. Photo: Sarah Shatz, Food 52  &amp;quot;Food porn is food imagery that titillates the senses,&amp;quot; says Food52 co-founder Merrill Stubbs. She&amp;#039;s referring to last night&amp;#039;s panel discussion in the midst of the Piglet Party at the 92Y in Tribeca. The panel, moderated by former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni (far left), tried to define what constitutes food porn and whether or not food porn is good, bad or ugly. The panelists agreed that close-up shots of raw food turn people on \u2014 so they count! &amp;quot;Last year, our panelists discussed the future of cookbooks, and this year we wanted to do something a little different \u2014 a little irreverent and fun \u2014 with a strong visual element. Food porn&amp;#039;s something Americans are fascinated by, but also wary of. It&amp;#039;s the Nigella vs. Giada debate \u2014 Nigella&amp;#039;s sensual and unabashed, while Giada&amp;#039;s great to look at but well-behaved,&amp;quot; continued Stubbs. Christine Mulke, the New York Times Magazine food editor, wasn&amp;#039;t so sure about the panel&amp;#039;s title, &amp;quot;Food is not dirty. Why are you calling it porn?&amp;quot; But Bruni took the theme and ran with it, asking questions like &amp;quot;Which would be rated XXX on the food porn scale: Saveur, Bon Appetit, Food &amp;amp;amp; Wine or Food Network Magazine?&amp;quot; Your thoughts on the matter? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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