Alfonso Cevola’s post The Valuable and Unanticipated Lessons Ballet Taught Me about Wine has a good deal of insight. In discussing the port de bras
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
What You Buy When You Buy the Classics
People outside the wine world (and some within the wine world as well) have great fun ridiculing wine lovers who spend small fortunes on a
No One Really Believes Wine Tasting is Thoroughly Subjective
It never fails to set my teeth on edge. I’m focused on trying to “get” this Pinot Noir with strange vegetal notes in front of
On Cultural Appropriation
Alfonso Cevola writes about one of my pet peeves—the idea of cultural appropriation. Open an Italian cookbook or history of Italian cooking, and in the
Wine, Music, and Perceptual Ability
In response to my post earlier this week on why people find wine intimidating, Paul Wagner commented: I often compare the world of wine to
The Difference Between Home Cooking and Restaurant Cooking
Is there a fundamental difference between home cooks and restaurant chefs (except for the differences in resources and skill)? Christian Krautkramer in Food and Philosophy: