I agree with NY Times’ food columnist Mark Bittman that the word “foodie” should be retired. At a dinner party the other night where people
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
It’s All About Pleasure
Bottom line. Food (and wine) has to taste good. Otherwise we won’t consume it no matter how interesting it is. We take food into our
The Importance of the Philosophy of Food
My monthly column at Three Quarks Daily is up, in which I argue that the Philosophy of Food will save your life.
Why “Terroir Wines” can be Works of Art
Recently, the usually reliable Andrew Jeffords began a blog post on wine tasting with a bit of oft-repeated nonsense: Winegrowing is not artistic composition: a
Why is it Important to Think about Food and Wine?
There are lots of hard problems that require our thoughtful attention—poverty, climate change, quantum entanglement, or how to make a living, just for starters. But
Meat Eaters Take Heart
The news about the future of meat consumption is all bad. It is cruel to animals, excessively resource intensive, damaging to the environment, and produces
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 