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
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
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
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
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