Food writer Monica Bhide posed the question of the value of food writing via a email from a student soliciting career advice. The student wondered
Author: Dwight Furrow
Wine, food, and travel writing, philosophy, aesthetics
Recipe of the Week: Spanish White Gazpacho (Ajo Blanco)
As the San Diego summer wanes, it gets intensely hot as if trying to compensate for the gloomy June mornings that disappoint our tourists but
The Inscrutable Scruton’s Stinky Cushions and the Metaphysics of Aroma
Some people stare at women. Other people stare at the TV. Some people stare off into space—at nothing at all. Staring is a kind of
Ceretto Blange’ (Arneis) Langhe 2010
Short, bald, wan, unsophisticated—all handicaps in the games of attraction that perpetuate culture. But these traits can be overcome by some fire in the
Amuse Bouche
News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. Some really ugly food photography. 20 secrets your waiter won’t
The Dark Side of Paris
Our romanticized vision of Paris is of lazy mornings floating down the Seine. But this post at Serious Eats reminded me of the darker side
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 