The idea that there are four basic tastes—sour, salty, bitter, and sweet—was widely accepted until 2002 when the taste receptors for glutamate were discovered which gives
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Hipsters And Food
This article in the Guardian, “The end of the hipster: how flat caps and beards stopped being so cool” got me thinking about current trends
Your Coffee and You
This is hilarious. Entitled “What Your Coffee Order Says About You”, the writer proceeds to identify a unique personality description for every variation on the
Your Food, Your Choice, not Really
Three stories this week point to the fact that when it comes to food, the unconscious is king. A new study shows that when ordering
The Puritan Mark Bittman
I agree with NY Times’ food columnist Mark Bittman that the word “foodie” should be retired. At a dinner party the other night where people
The Future of Food (Hopefully)
I haven’t read Chef Dan Barber’s book yet. It’s entitled The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food and describes his vision of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 