The Plate asks “Can Blue Apron Teach You to Cook?” The answer is probably not. Blue Apron is one of several companies that deliver recipe
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Peasant Food Texas Style: Chicken Fried Steak
Peasant food is fascinating. At worst it is inedible. By necessity made from humble, common ingredients often of poor quality, when prepared carelessly it’s worse
Bacon Kills!!!!
Since the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer announced on Monday that processed meats fall into the same cancer-risk category as tobacco smoke, we’ve
Ciao New Orleans
Tomorrow we leave New Orleans after 10 days of crawfish, boudin, po’boys and a little jazz. This is a great food culture, always interesting whether
Big Beer Smack Down
The beer industry has been accused of false advertising as big brewers try to capitalize on the craft beer movement. MillerCoors likes to imply their
The End of Tipping?
Last week, the influential restaurateur Danny Meyer announced plans to eliminate tipping at his 13 restaurants and raise prices sufficiently to cover the cost of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 