This research conducted by The Guardian along with Food and Water Watch is a comprehensive indictment of the food industry in the U.S. For those
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Cooking Has Gone from Chore to Inspiration
Historian Ian Mosby uses cookbooks as a source of information about the lives of women. The cookbook of one Jean Stephenson is especially useful because
A Difficult Rebirth for Culinary Art
As Covid restrictions recede, restaurants are starting to fill up again. Hopefully the damage to our once-burgeoning food culture can be repaired. My hope is
The New “Rules” for Wine Pairing
Bianca Sanon’s article in Eater entitled “It’s Time to Forget the Old Rules of Wine Pairing” gets off on the wrong foot but ends up
What Makes a Great Home Cook?
I imagine most of us have known someone, perhaps a family member, who’s cooking was just a cut above anyone else’s, regardless of the ingredients
Taste and Social Class
One obstacle to the study of food and wine aesthetics is the complicating role of social class and moral judgment in explaining food or wine
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 