We live under the regime of instrumental reason—the worldview that treats everything as a means to something else, preferably something quantifiable. What is the value
Tag: Home cooking
Cooking As Metaphysics
Cooking is rarely treated as metaphysics—but perhaps it should be. In the kitchen, we are not merely transforming ingredients; we are staging worlds. Time, intention,
Food Writing and Messy Materiality
There is a particular incantatory tone that haunts much of contemporary food writing—a metaphysical streak dressed in lyrical finery. You know the type. It speaks
What Makes a Great Home Cook?
I imagine most of us have known someone, perhaps a family member, who’s cooking was just a cut above anyone else’s, regardless of the ingredients
A Simple Answer to A Simple Question
The Plate asks “Can Blue Apron Teach You to Cook?” The answer is probably not. Blue Apron is one of several companies that deliver recipe
A Scandalous Future
coThe kitchen of the future will be a sight to behold; indeed there won’t be much to do except “behold”. Suzy Strutner is enthusiastic about
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 