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
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
The Dark Side of Paris
Our romanticized vision of Paris is of lazy mornings floating down the Seine. But this post at Serious Eats reminded me of the darker side
Nausea and Restaurant Reviews
In doing some research on Atelier Crenn, the restaurant featuring the visually compelling, poetically-rendered cuisine that I blogged about last week, I came across this
Poetry in Food
One of the great obstacles to thinking of food as a form of art is that we are accustomed to thinking of food as a
Intoxication
A bottle of Jack Daniels is intoxicating if you drink enough of it. The ambient music of Steve Roach is intoxicating as well. Clearly, they
Can You Convince a Coke Lover to Prefer Pepsi?
A variety of studies (e.g. here, and here) have shown that brands make foods taste better. Judgments about quality are influenced by price, image, and
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