The Snob's Dictionary

The Snob's Dictionary is a series of books by Vanity Fair contributing writer David Kamp that gently satirizes snobbery (cinephilia (Film Snob),   rock music (Rock Snob), winery (Wine Snob) and fine cuisine (Food Snob)   ) which soon became a video series with some episodes narrated by actor Judah Friedlander.

Summary
An inside look into cultural snobs whose knowledge of the said subjects are more important than enjoying them.

Examples

 * Jonas Mekas: "Lithuanian-born, New York-based overlord of avant-garde film"
 * Jangle: "Critic-beloved noun-adjective used to evoke sunny guitar pop"
 * Harlan Estate: "Ultimate cult winery, located in Napa and founded by real-estate developer and snob manipulator Bill Harlan"
 * Geoduck: "Giant saltwater clam with alarmingly phallic siphon that hangs, John Holmes-like, out of its open shell"
 * Hammer Films: "British production company that, in its factory-like production of blood-soaked, décolletage-heavy horror flicks from the 50s to the 70s, was an overseas cousin to the United States AIP, only with a better roster of actors.
 * Badfinger: "Ill-started power pop quartet signed to the Beatles' Apple Records under the aegis of mentor Paul McCartney, who saw them as the heirs to his rupturing group--a patently flawed premise nevertheless embraced today by Revisionist Snobs."
 * Lester Bangs: "Dead rock critic canonized for his willfully obnoxious, amphetamine-streaked prose."