I ‘ve been writing about the validity of various sorts of wine and food criticism all week, so I might as well continue, since I
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Crowdsourcing and the Decline of the Critic
As social media (especially crowdsourced review sites such as Yelp, Cellartracker or various apps on the market) replaces traditional media in the assessment of wine
The Anti-Pleasure, Modern Puritans are Gaining Strength
It is amazing to me that we just can’t leave our Puritan heritage behind. For most of the 20th Century, food was about convenience or
Nationalism and Food: Do Americans Have a Food Identity?
Ever since the 18th Century French essayist Brillat-Savarin proclaimed “tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”, food writers have
Foie Gras Ban in California
Last week a federal judge overturned California’s ban of foie gras, not because the ethical issues about animal cruelty have been settled, but because the
The Sad State of Cooking in the U.S.
Via Eater, here is a list of the 10 best selling cookbooks in the U.S. in 2014. 1. Make It Ahead by Ina Garten (Clarkson
