Did the Sauvignon Blanc in your glass, which was so refreshing in the past, make you pucker like a Victoria’s Secret model? Did the over-oaked
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
People With No Taste Shouldn’t Write about Food or Wine
One of my favorite pastimes is exposing Roger Scruton’s senseless twaddle about taste, which he deploys in the service of denying the artistry of food
Greatness in a Wine: Is it Personal?
Joe Roberts AKA 1Wine Dude raised the most pressing of philosophical questions. What is greatness in a wine? A good question but Roberts’ answer is
Who Owns A Recipe? Revisiting The Case of the Stolen Egg
The episode has receded from the front pages, reporters are no longer camped on doorsteps, and Attorneys General have disbanded their grand juries, but the
Why Food and Wine Writing Matters
Food writer Monica Bhide posed the question of the value of food writing via a email from a student soliciting career advice. The student wondered
The Inscrutable Scruton’s Stinky Cushions and the Metaphysics of Aroma
Some people stare at women. Other people stare at the TV. Some people stare off into space—at nothing at all. Staring is a kind of
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