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Category Archives: Visual appeal and presentation

Reflections on disgust after tasting Nutraloaf

October 11, 2016by Sara Davis 2 Comments

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 […]

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Disgust, Non-food, Social Anxieties, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Made to Order

March 1, 2016by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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Link Buffet, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Remembrance of Things Past

July 24, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

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 […]

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Link Buffet, Visual appeal and presentation

Taste, text, and everyday synaesthesia

July 22, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

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 […]

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Aromas and Odors, Art, Language, Senses, Texture and mouthfeel, Visual appeal and presentation

Barthes’ “Ornamental Cookery” in the age of Foodstagram

July 2, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

“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 […]

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Aesthetics, Class, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Feasts for the Eyes

May 29, 2015by Sara Davis 2 Comments

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 […]

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Link Buffet, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Vivid Images

March 13, 2015by Sara Davis 2 Comments

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 […]

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Cooking, Link Buffet, Trends, Vegetable, Visual appeal and presentation

What color is this cabbage?

February 28, 2015by Sara Davis 6 Comments

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 […]

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Language, Vegetable, Visual appeal and presentation

Link Buffet: Processing and progressing

January 23, 2015by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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"Junk" food, Cooking, Film, Link Buffet, Photography, Playing with Food, Rituals and Customs, Texture and mouthfeel, Visual appeal and presentation, Wine

Link Buffet: The Season For Everything

December 22, 2014by Sara Davis Leave a comment

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 […]

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Bread, Cooking, Food Distribution and Resources, Food in the City, Holidays, Link Buffet, Playing with Food, Visual appeal and presentation

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