Symposion is an exciting new journal dedicated to “things cultural, aesthetic and intellectual about food.” It exists now as a blog but will soon be
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Food, Nostalgia, and Something about Androids
It has become common knowledge—at least since Proust and his madeleine—that food has a peculiar capacity to provoke memories. When we eat, we can never
Wine Review: Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 1999
Drinking an iconic wine is in some respects like watching McCartney or Jagger perform—it is as much about the past as it is the present,
Budget Wine: Bodegas Faustino Rioja 2010
We’re fascinated by novelty forever chasing the next new thing until innovation itself seems routine. And so when we encounter something old school, really old
Dumbing Down Dining
Many decades ago, as the result of our frantic, mobile lifestyles and general disregard for the quality of sensory experience, Americans gave up family dinners
Will We Soon Have Young Raw Milk Cheese in the U.S?
One among the many great things about visiting France or Italy is the cheese—great variety, vibrant flavors, pungent aromas. Some claim, with justification I think, that
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 