Update and correction: The editor of the section just emailed to say that the food section isn’t live yet. However, I still think the Recessionista lady is whack. Also if they offer us money, anything could change.—Snacktime

Oh thank god the Huffington Post has launched a food section. Because really, we don’t hear enough on the topic, and there are too many writers getting paid anyway. We need more places where people can write for free!

If they hadn’t created this important space, we wouldn’t know about heiress Anna Getty’s new book on healthy affordable food. Not only does the author of the post blithely accept Getty’s handwaving about how you can always save money by going to the farmer’s market (me, I just flip the big “CHEAP HEALTHY FOOD” switch in my living room, don’t you have one?), she obligingly lists all the corporate food sponsors of the launch party, including a place that sells vegan organic chocolate truffles for $3 each.  She also pimps out the site of the party, an expensive garden shop in Los Angeles. And this lady is billed as “The Recessionista!” Her other articles include one on Emporio Armani and one on Alexander McQueen, so I think she has really earned the title. Look out, Alex Kuczynski.

Really with this kind of great reporting, and some folks who make their own ketchup, the HuffPo is going to fit right in on the food scene.