Snobs are looked down upon in our faux-egalitarian society. We praise vast inequalities in wealth or strength, but when it comes to knowledge, anyone who
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Road Food
Well, it is finally here. After 2 years of preparation, unloading a lifetime’s accumulation of possessions, and 1 year of learning the ins and outs
Man-oh-Manischewitz
Mix a matzo manufacturer on a stolen passport, a desire to corner the market, and some really bad grapes and what do you get? One
Food, Class, and Language
Sometimes, when social scientists get ahold of food, I wander where the food goes. Linguist Dan Jurafsky writes: But food writing, to a linguist like
Salvation for Technophobes and Luddites
Traditional cooking techniques kill pathogens in food by blasting the exterior of the food with heat, eventually raising the internal temperature to the pasteurization point.
Misunderstanding Comfort Food
This seems to be the week for misleading headlines. Here is a new study proclaiming “Comfort Food is a Myth”. Mann and her colleagues describe
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 