While my brief hiatus continues, please enjoy this post from 1/12/2012–in the spirit of Halloween. One persistent, serious argument against the view that food preparation
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Home Cooks vs. Restaurant Chefs
Is there a fundamental difference between home cooks and restaurant chefs (except for the differences in resources and skill)? Charles Krautkramer thinks so. He writes:
Let’s Not Lose the Art of Homecooking
In recent years, chefs have not only become celebrities; they have become role models for home cooks to emulate. Their advice for home cooks blankets
Veggies Über Alles
On the whole, this is a good thing: At Daniel or Per Se in New York, eating produce-heavy fare involves ordering from a vegetarian
The Work of Sensuality
“Live in the moment” has been the advice of sensualists from Epicurus to Camus. Peak experiences, moments of extreme pleasure or catalyzing emotion, can nourish
Why Care About the Art of Food and Wine?
Jan Davidszoon de Heem, Still Life with Fruit and Ham, 1648-49 Our capacity for generosity rests on inspiration, and beauty is among the things that
