Cooking is an art mired in tradition. Each nation has its food rules encrusted with the patina of age. Each region within each nation has
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Food Rules and Authenticity
Cooking is an art mired in tradition. Each nation has its food rules encrusted with the patina of age, and each region within each nation
Food, Nostalgia, and Something about Androids
It has become common knowledge—at least since Proust and his madeleine—that food has a peculiar capacity to provoke memories. When we eat, we can never
Food, Wine, and Nostalgia
The world of food and wine thrives on a heavy dose of nostalgia. Culinarians (“foodies’” in the vernacular) chase down heritage tomatoes, ferment their own
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
Can’t Anybody Start a Good Food Fight Anymore?
I happened to come across a summary of the Southern Foodways Alliance 2012 Symposium devoted to barbecue the other day, and I was struck by
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 