This post by From Vinho Verde to Barolo With Love got me thinking, once again, about why wine is fascinating. It seems that often those
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Not Just a Matter of Taste
Sharp disagreements among wine experts about the virtues of a particular wine are common. One critic thinks a wine is flabby and disjoint; the other thinks
Wine, Enchantment and the Art of Performance
My reconnection with an Artesa Pinot Noir–the wine responsible for my “aha” moment when I recognized wine could be extraordinary–got me thinking about how we
Habits and Heresies: Authenticity, Food Rules, and the People Who Break Them
My monthly column is up at Three Quarks Daily in which I try to make sense of the idea of authenticity when applied to food
Do Not Make a New Year’s Resolution, but if you do…
It’s New Year’s Eve. Time for my annual post on why you should not make New Year’s resolutions. As one of my favorite writers Anne
Food Fights
Edible Arts is extending its reach. I’ve been asked to supply a monthly column for the widely-read blog 3 Quarks Daily. My first column entitled
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 