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The French connoisseur, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, was the first to publish a book on gastronomy: The Physiology of Taste published in 1825. Of course, we knew
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That reference surely dates me as well as anyone else who gets it. Charlie the Tuna was a mascot for Starkist way back in the
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The pursuit of flavor is a path to a good life. But it took Americans a long time to realize it. Any discussion of food’s
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Almost everyone deeply engaged in wine culture has an aha moment—the instant when wine ceases to be just another beverage and reveals itself as something
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Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily. Does food express emotion? At first glance, most people might quickly answer yes. Good food fills us with joy,
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 