Complaints about the 100-pt. rating system for wine are ubiquitous in the blogosphere and I’ve commented on it myself. But beating a dead horse is
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Dionysus and the Food Revolution
Life is suffering and then you die, according to the wisdom of Silenus, the mentor of Dionysus in Greek mythology. Nietzsche argued that art was
Are Family Farms the Answer?
Country singer Willie Nelson recently acknowledged black farmer Philip Barker and the work of Barker’s organization Operation Spring Plant, “which provides resources and training to
Have You Tasted an Illusion Lately?
Wine tasters have come in for their share of ridicule as the result of studies that seem to show we can be easily confused about
The Great Snack Mix in the Sky
Philosophical discussions of food have seldom been recorded. But thanks to Slate.com, we can now listen in on real philosophers discussing eating? Here is Socrates
Cooking Well Makes You a Better Person
Well, it’s more complicated than that, but flavor is more important to civilization than is commonly recognized. In my Three Quarks essay this month, I
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