COLOR THEORY

     Around 1839, in France, Michel-Eugène Chevreul wrote what would be a seminal book on the principles of color harmony and contrast, and during the height of the Impressionist movement in the late 19th century, famous painters considered his theories as "palette bible." The American...

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TAKING STOCK

 "If health is not 'cultural normality,' then it must refer to something else, must point beyond man's usual situation, his habitual habits. Health, in a word, is not typical, but ideal-typical. It is something far beyond, something to be achieved, striven for, something that...

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THE FRUIT STAND

Long Island, Bridgehampton, NY; circa Nov. 2016  The tangerines were rain-soaked yet looking fresh, the money box was gone but the dogs were barking. They recognize me so they stop, and bagging my fruits one or two whimper at the gate. John are you there? Yeah, Gary, hearing him through the...

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KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

 For Mom If Bourdain was still around I swear in this wish I could be him. The philosopher Otto Rank wrote about the Art and Artist, and that melding of operatic design and execution is in the chef's mind I admire. What would he do with these awesome produce on hand? What is his private...

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