Picasso is alleged to have said “Painting is not done to decorate apartments, it is an instrument of war against brutality and darkness.” I suspect
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Vino, Viva, Voce: Antinori Five Ways
The Wine Encounter lined up 5 remarkable wines from Antinori, the celebrated Tuscan producer with a tradition of winemaking that goes back 26 generations. This
Stuffed Dormouse, Anyone?
The cult of authenticity may be jumpin’ the shark. Alina Dizak reports that the next food trend may be dredging up the recipes our forbears
In Defense of Wine Knowledge
New York Times wine columnist Eric Asimov raised some hackles in this September 20th article “Beer consumers are a far more confident lot than wine
Vino Viva Voce: Finca Lalande Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Inexpensive but vibrant and interesting. The first impression of this Argentinian Cabernet is of finely focused black current wrapped in a background of black cherry, with
Philosophy at the Table
Food and wine are among the consummate pleasures of everyday life. But philosophy throughout its history has largely ignored these pervasive satisfactions. Preoccupied with the
