Say “fromage.” August, 2014. Blogfinger on assignment at Le Bernardin.
Last November, the Oxford English Dictionary named “selfie” the “word of the year.” Most people take selfies to post on Facebook. In 2012, we were in a Vietnamese restaurant in Tampa when in walked Emeril Lagasse and a small retinue . Two young women sitting at a table with their husbands jumped up and intercepted him, gave him hugs, and insisted that he pose with them for selfies. He then moved on to the bar while the ladies sat down to immediately post the photos on Facebook. I thought it would be crass to take a photo of him, so I did not.
That’s my selfie story from Florida. But would this photo of me in a NY restaurant be considered a selfie? See the comments for the winning answer, one that does not involve smoke or mirrors.
PAUL SIMON “Kodachrome.”