Epicurus, the Roman philosopher who lent his name to the pursuit of the pleasures of food, was not merely a philosopher who also loved food.
Category: Contemporary Food Culture
Mindful Eating and The Quality of Pleasure
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
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
