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
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
The Future of Meat Has Arrived
This is a big deal. Chicken bites are made from meat grown in a laboratory. The “chicken bites”, produced by the US company Eat Just,
Authenticity, Food Rules, and the People Who Break Them
Cooking is an art mired in tradition. Each nation has its food rules encrusted with the patina of age. Each region within each nation has
When Words Fail
What did the wines that stimulated conversation in Plato’s Symposium taste like? Or the clam chowder in Moby Dick, the “brown and yellow meats” served
Cultural Appropriation and Moral Worth
Sophie Gilbert’s review of Padma Lakshmi’s new exploration of American cuisine, called Taste the Nation, identifies the central issue of any discussion of the ethics
Food Rules and Authenticity
Cooking is an art mired in tradition. Each nation has its food rules encrusted with the patina of age, and each region within each nation
