HBO’s recently-aired series of films entitled Weight of the Nation is another wake up call about overweight Americans. By now the statistics are familiar, and
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
The Worst Food Trends May Be Worse Than You Think
If food is the new rock, that is, if food is the cultural phenomenon of this decade that defines what is worth paying attention to
From the “I Didn’t Know I Needed This” File
Scientists are always coming up with stuff I couldn’t have imagined. A new gadget is designed to get people drunk INSTANTLY.The makers claim, however, that
On Thomas Keller’s Alleged Faux Pas
Last week in an interview with The New York Times, chefs Thomas Keller, famous for his innovative food at the French Laundry and Per Se,
Is Food Really the New Rock?
The “Food is the New Rock” meme has received a lot of discussion (here and here), I guess because of this NY Times report on
The Future Is Now
I’m disappointed that I never got my jetpack, promised to denizens of the future in the animated sitcom The Jetson’s from 1962. But as a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 