Interest in food has exploded in the past decade in the U.S. America has found its palate after being a food wasteland for much of
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Celebrating Home Cooks
When we think of creativity in the kitchen, we usually have in mind the great master chefs such as Thomas Keller or René Redzepi. But
Terrible Eating
One of the objections to food as art is that food acquires meaning in a fundamentally different way than does art. According to this argument,
Art, Focal Practice, and the Culture of the Table
Most art theorists have argued, following Kant, that artifacts are genuine works of fine art only if they have intrinsic value—they must be designed strictly
Ban the Entrée!
Well, I guess there are more important causes to take up—climate change, nuclear proliferation, the latest Kardashian controversy. But this appears to be one of
A Dumb Debate about Cooking as Art
I took exception to Corby Kummer’s attack on tasting menus and chefs as artists last month. Food writer Michael Ruhlman also pushed back: I get
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 