I ran across two items last week that illustrate a peculiar mistrust of pleasure in American life. The first is this article from the NY
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Irony and Chop Suey
One of the enduring memories of my childhood is a can of chicken chop suey—a mixture of chicken, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, onions,
The Travails of Wine and Food Criticism
According to a recent study, when loud music is playing, alcohol tastes sweeter and we more easily misjudge alcoholic strength. If you have spent much
In Your Face Cuisine
Wylie Dufresne looks like an aging refugee from Boney Legs Thompson and the Married Cousins Blues Review. But with output like Pickled Beef Tongue with
Real Men Don’t Eat Fiddly Foods!
Esquire’s “Eat Like a Man” blog features John Mariani confidently contending that cooking is a craft, never an art. Thus, imagination and creativity go into
The Future of Food
Epicurious posted an interview with futurist Christopher Barnatt, the author of the book 25 Things You Need to Know about the Future. Here is a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 