Food is ephemeral. You taste it, and in moments—sometimes even before the thought of tasting registers—it vanishes, leaving only memory and an empty plate. Unlike
Tag: food aesthetics
Decadence as Destiny
In the opening pages of The Table Comes First, Adam Gopnik offers a simple but unsettling image: a condemned prisoner eating his last meal. And
Taste, Representation, and the Art of Cuisine (Part 2)
Posted originally at Three Quarks Daily Much philosophical writing about food has included discussions of whether and why food can be a serious aesthetic object,
Living For the Moment
The experience of food (and wine) is remarkable for how it compresses time in the spectacle of the moment. It begins with the soil being
Wine and Cuisine: Craft or Art?
In his wonderfully eccentric cookbook Eat Me, now deceased New York chef Kenny Shopsin wrote: I think the difference between art and craft is that
Populist Gastronomy?
Is fine cuisine worth its exorbitant price? Sometimes, although price can be an unreliable indicator of quality. But when I have had the opportunity to
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 