We live under the regime of instrumental reason—the worldview that treats everything as a means to something else, preferably something quantifiable. What is the value
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Heraclitus in the Glass: Why the Most Interesting Wines are Unruly
Originally posted at Three Quarks Daily Wine tasting is a great seducer for those with an analytic cast of mind. No other beverage has attracted
Winemaking and Artmaking
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen this argument in print but it has really become standard fare. Tim James in World of Fine Wine used
Cooking As Metaphysics
Cooking is rarely treated as metaphysics—but perhaps it should be. In the kitchen, we are not merely transforming ingredients; we are staging worlds. Time, intention,
A Glass Against the Machine
There’s something tragicomic about the fact that wine consumption is declining just as we need it most. Here we are, deep in the decadent delirium
On Pleasure, Food, and the Moral Meaning of Flavor
Published initially at Three Quark Daily. In a culture oscillating between dietary asceticism and culinary spectacle—fasts followed by feasts, detox regimens bracketed by indulgent food
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 