... and chef celebrity changing the expectations we hold for our chefs and their restaurants. By drawing from the everyday experiences of people embedded within these food and media networks and integrating transdisciplinary theory, this article demonstrates a promising approach to understanding our food...

... dining out England foodies restaurants taste variety Changing Tastes? The Evolution of Dining Out in England EATING OUT IS PERVAS IVE. THE FoodStandardsAgency (FSA) reported that one in six of all meals was eaten away from home in the UK in 2012 (FSA 2013: 74). This estimate covers all types...

... at us probably does not. Keywords: status, self-presentation, fashion, restaurants, consumerism, material goods. in a society where all manner of entertainments and pleasures can be purchased, the restaurant acts as an arbiter of taste; it separates the diner into different types and generates...

...J. Weintraub A brief introduction summarizing the author's professional career and his literary style and procedure precedes this annotated translation of the chapter “The Restaurants of Paris” from Eugène Briffault's 1846 text, Paris à table . Along with an historical discussion and a look back...

...Kaitlyn Goalen One of the latest technologies to garner attention from the food world is the Web site Kickstarter, and it has already affected the restaurant industry in a number of ways. The Web site is a crowd-funding platform for “creative projects” in multiple disciplines–several restaurant...

...benjamin aldes wurgaft This essay explores the psychological calculations behind our judgments that a restaurant meal was either ““worth it”” or ““not worth it.”” It inquires into the way we try to place a cash value on essential ephemeral sensations and experiences, such as those supplied by fancy...