We’re camped in Southern Oregon tasting wine but today the story is about food. A few minutes north of Ashland on a quiet, semi-rural highway
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
The Controversy Over Cultural Appropriation
Kenneth Malik’s NY Times article “In Defense of Cultural Appropriation” is important generally, but specifically, it is important to the food world. As Malik reports:
What is So Sacred about Ordinary?
So an upscale pizza shop in New York City decides to go all out and make a pizza that sells for $38. This week, the
Is Flavor Intensity Destroying the American Palate?
The thought occurred to me while wandering down the snack aisle at the supermarket that constant exposure to inflated flavors is destroying our ability to
It’s Time to Retire “Hipster”
We’re way past peak hipster but the media is still beating up on them; they love easy targets. Now they’re being blamed for the absence
Perhaps We Should Be Tipping More for Cheap Eats
The fundamental problem with tipping in restaurants is that employers should be paying their workers, not customers. But the practice of tipping is also grossly
