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
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
The Yoga of Wine and Food
Among the many interesting comments made in the discussion after my talk last week on food and meaning, one keeps reverberating and growing in stature
Japanese Sushi Chefs: Suffering for Art or the Art of Suffering?
This article on the trials of become a genuine Japanese sushi chef is interesting: To the untutored, a little ball of rice with a slice
Kant, Imagination, and Molecular Gastronomy: Why Kant Was Wrong Part 2
One reason for denying that food and wine are proper objects of aesthetic attention comes from the German philosopher Kant who argued that food and
A Food Obsession is a Wonderful Thing
Sadie Stein is obsessed with food, a fascination which she documents in a lovely essay entitled The Gift of Hunger in the Paris Review. And
People are Strange. Their Tastes are Even Stranger
Food and Wine’s “The People’s Best New Chef” winner Jamie Bissonnette has an interesting food history. In his Boston restaurants Toro and Coppa, he specializes
