Among the many interesting comments made in the discussion after my talk last week on food and meaning, one keeps reverberating and growing in stature
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
Kant, Imagination, and Molecular Gastronomy: Why Kant Was Wrong Part 2
One reason for denying that food and wine are proper objects of aesthetic attention comes from the German philosopher Kant who argued that food and
Subjective Tastes and Mixed Messages: Is the Wine Industry Harming its Image?
This post from Steve Heimoff got me thinking about how the wine industry steps on its message when writers and salespersons insist that wine tasting
Food and the Imagination: Why Kant was Wrong Part 1
Among philosophers who think about aesthetics, the position of food and wine is tenuous at best. Food and wine receive little discussion compared to painting
A Food Obsession is a Wonderful Thing
Sadie Stein is obsessed with food, a fascination which she documents in a lovely essay entitled The Gift of Hunger in the Paris Review. And
People are Strange. Their Tastes are Even Stranger
Food and Wine’s “The People’s Best New Chef” winner Jamie Bissonnette has an interesting food history. In his Boston restaurants Toro and Coppa, he specializes
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 