Fast food isn’t just a style of cuisine; it’s a social theory with a drive-thru. The paper bag is a syllabus. Its core axioms—uniformity, calculability,
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The Fastest Food
The online magazine Aeon has a long meditation by food writer Nicola Twilley on the virtues and vices of Soylent, the food substitute that has
Deep Questions
There are important questions human beings must answer if we are to make sense of our lives. Is there a coffee so great that none
Dumbing Down Dining
Many decades ago, as the result of our frantic, mobile lifestyles and general disregard for the quality of sensory experience, Americans gave up family dinners
Fast Food Without Guilt
I eat lots of fast food—otherwise known as an apple. I’m not a big fan of fast food restaurants because they are just not very
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 