Tradition his its virtues and history certainly teaches us lessons. We are creatures of culture and so we belong to communities that have histories, values,
Tag: art and food
Do Diners Want Creativity or Just a Good Meal?
It feels like, since the pandemic, the dining scene has been put on hold with restaurants just trying to survive in a difficult environment and
Cuisine Has Reached It’s Postmodern Moment
My recent visit to Alinea, the temple of modernist cuisine in the U.S., prompted some thoughts about whether molecular gastronomy is maintaining it’s radical edge.
Food Becoming Art
In my Three Quarks essay this month food becomes art and art history gets a makeover.
The Year of Weird Ingredients
Anneli Rufus has decided this is the year of weird ingredients. Based on what I’ve seen these last few weeks at the Fancy Food Show,
Why (Western) Philosophers are Late to the Dinner Party
Most philosophers who write on the arts take a dim view of food and wine as genuine fine arts. Aside from Carolyn Korsmeyer, who is