Ever since the 18th Century French essayist Brillat-Savarin proclaimed “tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”, food writers have
Tag: food and identity
The Essence of American Food
In Priscilla Ferguson’s otherwise interesting book about the language of food, entitled Word of Mouth: What We Talk About When We Talk About Food, she
Your Coffee and You
This is hilarious. Entitled “What Your Coffee Order Says About You”, the writer proceeds to identify a unique personality description for every variation on the
Habits and Heresies: Authenticity, Food Rules, and the People Who Break Them
My monthly column is up at Three Quarks Daily in which I try to make sense of the idea of authenticity when applied to food
Food Fights
Edible Arts is extending its reach. I’ve been asked to supply a monthly column for the widely-read blog 3 Quarks Daily. My first column entitled
The Only New Year’s Resolution Worth Making
It’s day 2 of the new year. Time to implement those New Year’s resolutions we were dreaming about yesterday—lose weight, get in shape, spend less