In The Art of Eating, celebrated food writer M.F.K. Fisher wrote “an evening killed is murder of a kind, criminal like any disease, and like
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Nomads and Gastronomes
Originally published at Three Quarks Daily. Flavors are nomads. They lurk in disparate ingredients and journey from dish to dish. They cross generations and geographical borders
Beauty for Winos
When you approach aesthetics through the appreciation of wine, you might find much of the history of Western aesthetics to be missing the point. Western
Thinking With the Stomach
Questions about how one should live animated the early days of philosophy. From the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers through the Middle Ages, questions about
On Burying Aesthetics
Over the past half-century, wine has become increasingly democratized as more and more people, some of limited means, make wine a part of their lives.
Why the Philosophy of Food is Important
Food is many things. Here is a list (probably incomplete) of many things food is: Food is nutrition and fuel. As such, it has objective
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 