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
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
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
Why is Food Criticism So Lame?
Do you have to think about food to appreciate it? Most people would say no. Indeed, it would be obtuse if in response to a
Food and Emotions: The Mystery of Mom’s Apple Pie
In my recent post about the relationship between between food and emotion, I was a bit skeptical about whether food expresses emotion. This is in
The Tyranny of Choice
I’ve spent much of my morning trying to find just the right word to describe Corby Kummer’s scathing criticism of tasting menus in the February
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 