My book on the philosophy of food is now in production. Cool cover, eh? Entitled American Foodie: Taste, Art, and the Cultural Revolution, it is
Category: Art and Food
Wine and the Flavors of Home
My essay at Three Quarks Daily last month, in which I argued that food is a modern art form, got some of my Facebook friends riled
Food, Art, and Meaning
Critics of the idea that food can be art claim that flavors are not about anything—they don’t tell stories or give insight. Thus, food lacks
The Flavors of Home
My Three Quarks essay this month is about the meaning of comfort food. Check it out.
Chefs Telling Secrets
In my Three Quarks essay this month—When Is A Meal Like a Van Gogh?—I point out the similarities between painting and cooking.
Is Home Cooking on the Decline?
The conventional wisdom, often repeated by leading pundits in the food world, is that home cooking is disappearing with deleterious consequences to our health and
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 