News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week. Is natural wine (i.e. wine with minimal intervention in the
Recipe of the Week: Grilled Blue Cheese Sandwich
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Sandwich month. Take starch, spread it with butter and fry so the sugars caramelize and the surface becomes crisp,
Terrible Eating
One of the objections to food as art is that food acquires meaning in a fundamentally different way than does art. According to this argument,
Bolla Della Valpolicella Amarone 2008
Is someone who achieves virtue effortlessly a better person that someone who must struggle to achieve it but eventually succeeds? Aristotle thought so. He thought
Amuse Bouche
Balsamic Braised Brisket by Allaya at Food Stories Brazilian chef Alex Atala is on Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in
California Wine Regions and Climate Change: What Can Be Done?
Conservation International’s recent report on the influence of climate change on wine regions contained some disturbing implications for California’s quality grape-growing regions. But the response
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 