The farm to table thing has metastasized from fetish to fad to flim-flam. What began as a foodie obsession with freshness and an anti-corporate ethos
Tag: locavorism
Farm to Fable
It was bound to happen but it is no less disappointing for being inevitable: Like any good movement, farm-to-table has now been severely co-opted. The
Eat Local Foods for Aesthetic Reasons
I’m all in favor eating local foods when possible, but I continue to be unimpressed with arguments that we could replace our industrial food supply with
Should Restaurants Feature Local Wines on their Lists?
Matt Kramer at the Wine Spectator raised this issue, one that is increasingly important as wine regions in the U.S. become more prominent. As Kramer
Dionysus and the Food Revolution
Life is suffering and then you die, according to the wisdom of Silenus, the mentor of Dionysus in Greek mythology. Nietzsche argued that art was
Hipsters And Food
This article in the Guardian, “The end of the hipster: how flat caps and beards stopped being so cool” got me thinking about current trends
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 