Taste has long been the odd one out in philosophical discussions of aesthetics. While judgments of beauty in art and nature have been taken seriously—both
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Mystery, What Mystery?
I may not have to pose this question to my audience here but it is useful as an analytic framework to grasp what’s wrong with
Whither Gastronomy?
The French connoisseur, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, was the first to publish a book on gastronomy: The Physiology of Taste published in 1825. Of course, we knew
Charlie the Tuna Had a Point
That reference surely dates me as well as anyone else who gets it. Charlie the Tuna was a mascot for Starkist way back in the
We Don’t Eat to Live; We Live to Eat
The pursuit of flavor is a path to a good life. But it took Americans a long time to realize it. Any discussion of food’s
Wine Lovers and the “Aha” Moment
Almost everyone deeply engaged in wine culture has an aha moment—the instant when wine ceases to be just another beverage and reveals itself as something
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 