Reflections on disgust after tasting Nutraloaf
In an earlier draft of one of my dissertation chapters, I made one or two claims that leaned on the assumption that tasting food is rarely a neutral act and usually elicits […]
Category Archives: Visual appeal and presentation
Link Buffet: Made to Order
If you’re an editor or designer and have used Loren Ipsum as placeholder text, you may be amused to know that you can now test your artisanal beer and coffee […]
Link Buffet: Remembrance of Things Past
Giulia Bernardelli turns spilled food and drink into little paintings: At NPR: What Ever Happened to the Boozy Cake in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’? The novelized Lane cake, a confection built […]
Taste, text, and everyday synaesthesia
When I was reading The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky, I was gratified to see some discussion of the mild everyday synaesthesia that accompanies food-related language such as brand […]
Barthes’ “Ornamental Cookery” in the age of Foodstagram
“Ornamental Cookery” (as it is titled in the translation) is one of my favorite essays in Roland Barthes’ Mythologies, not least because of the vivid and whimsical descriptions of the food prepared […]
Link Buffet: Feasts for the Eyes
Dutch artists Lernert and Sander cut raw food into perfect cubes: Bored Panda has a chart that identifies all of the foods. Condé Nast Traveler slideshow: Tea Rituals Around the […]
Link Buffet: Vivid Images
At Render, Claire Lower explores the chemistry that produces orange, red, purple, and white carrots–as well as how those colors impact nutritional value. As a bonus, the post is illustrated with some gorgeous photos […]
What color is this cabbage?
I would have been thoroughly confused by the whole #TheDress meme if I hadn’t been sitting on a couch next to someone who swore she saw a white and gold dress, although […]
Link Buffet: Processing and progressing
Readers and friends! I’ve missed connecting with you on this platform. January has been an incredibly busy month for me, as I wrapped up my responsibilities at the university press […]
Link Buffet: The Season For Everything
I’ve been quietly adding new words to my Alimentary Lexicon since I announced it last year, but this recent addition is by far my favorite: deipnophobia, the fear of dinner […]
