Food for Thought

Food is now a form of expression, a signaling device, and a referendum on character. People no longer prepare meals so much as curate them. Salt has a backstory. Butter has a philosophy. Olive oil has begun to imply moral clarity. Foods for Thought observes this shift with interest and condescension, documenting the small performances that have turned eating into an identity crisis.

Blue Plate Specials

These Blue Plate Specials are the ten most recent dispatches from a culture that now expresses itself primarily through eating. Fresh out of the kitchen, lightly seasoned with judgment, and served before anyone has had time to reconsider their choices.

How a Snack Becomes Dinner
Local Man Builds Charcuterie Board That Requires a Seating Chart
Carnivore Consortium Exposes Threat of Accidentally Vegan Foods
The Most Embarrassing Animal Parts We Still Eat
You Are Guilty of Boiling Water Mistakes
The Sandwich as Rorschach Test
What Your Breakfast Says About You: A Moral Reckoning
How Restaurants Identify Target Customers
Avoid Getting Shot at 1 a.m.–Drive-Thru Restaurant Precautions
A Meditation on Scrambled Egg Technique

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