It’s New Year’s Eve. Time for my annual post on why you should not make New Year’s resolutions. As one of my favorite writers Anne
Category: The Ethics of Eating
Natural Wine: Moral Purity or Moral Preening?
The Natural Wine movement is dividing brother from brother, citizen from citizen, rending friendships, tearing the land in two…Well it’s not quite the Civil War.
A Racist Winemaker–Would You Drink His Wines?
As Alder Yarrow reported over the weekend, Italian winemaker Fulvio Bressan spewed a despicable, racist rant on Facebook directed at Italy’s first African-Italian government minister,
The Part of the Food Chain We Would Rather Not Discuss
The culinarian food culture in the U.S. now takes the quality of its food seriously, buying organic, local, and seasonal food, while celebrating the artisanal
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Be a Picky Eater
Here is a bit of conventional wisdom: Each of us is an expert on what we like and picky eaters are not at fault for
The Ethics of Eating and Industrial Food Production
When we think about what to eat, three considerations usually occupy our attention. Will it taste good, is it healthy, and how much will it
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 