Interest in food (and beverages) exploded in the late 20th century because the artisanal, farm-to-table, locavore, slow-food ethos of the food world is an antidote
Tag: Home cooking
Roast the Algorithms; Then the Vegetables
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
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
