In doing some research on Atelier Crenn, the restaurant featuring the visually compelling, poetically-rendered cuisine that I blogged about last week, I came across this
Category: Art and Food
Poetry in Food
One of the great obstacles to thinking of food as a form of art is that we are accustomed to thinking of food as a
On Thomas Keller’s Alleged Faux Pas
Last week in an interview with The New York Times, chefs Thomas Keller, famous for his innovative food at the French Laundry and Per Se,
Is Food Really the New Rock?
The “Food is the New Rock” meme has received a lot of discussion (here and here), I guess because of this NY Times report on
The Meaning of Food or How to Read a Rutabaga
One of the big hurdles confronting the view that fine cuisine is a fine art is to say what fine cuisine is about. Paintings refer
Creative Chefs and the Proletarians
Genuine culinary artistry faces a fundamental hurdle–the preparation of food is also a business and the customer must be satisfied. Art and music production also
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 