All of us have them. Pleasures we shouldn’t enjoy but we just can’t help ourselves. Food tends to be the most common source although music,
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Why Cook?
Food Curated has been running an occasional feature called “Why We Cook” in which food writers and restaurant chefs share their motivations for enduring the
Tasting with Imagination
Complaints about tasting notes are ubiquitous in the wine blogosphere. The most common complaints are that lists of flavor notes are uninformative, excessively obscure, or
How Not to Sell a Wine
Rob McMillan’s post today on wine marketing language got me thinking about wine tasting notes once again. McMillan, a banker specializing in wine-related business, thinks
Should Wine Lovers Support Lower Blood Alcohol Recommendations?
Last week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the legal blood alcohol level for drivers from .08 to .05, a standard that many other
Sustainability, Locavorism, and Private Virtue
It is lovely to know the person who grows the kale you’re eating for dinner. Collecting a box of fruits and vegetables sourced from your
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