Last week I was musing about the claim, often made by social scientists, that tastes are a reflection of social class or moral conviction rather than
Tag: food aesthetics
Mouth Taste, Moral Taste, and Social Hierarchies
One obstacle to the study of food and wine aesthetics is the complicating role of social class and moral judgment in explaining food preferences. Is
The Worst Food Trends May Be Worse Than You Think
If food is the new rock, that is, if food is the cultural phenomenon of this decade that defines what is worth paying attention to
The Meaning of Food or How to Read a Rutabaga
One of the big hurdles confronting the view that fine cuisine is a fine art is to say what fine cuisine is about. Paintings refer
Are Raw Meat Fans On a Slippery Slope?
A spate of recent stories (here and here) touting raw meat as the next food trend have me wondering about what is going on: From
Does Regional Cuisine Matter Anymore?
The art of cooking used to be firmly rooted in local traditions. In Culture and Cuisine: A Journey Through the History of Food, Jean-Francois Revel
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 