IN my discussion last October 5 of the culinary arts as part of the creative economy, I stopped at citing only the work of the English journalist Bernard Levin. In celebrating the pleasures of the table alongside the sublime pleasures of the other arts like painting, sculpture, drama, music, architecture and literature, I settled for some choice quotes from his journalism.There's more that should be said, however. Levin was no ordinary bloke. He was a rare and exceptional talent.
But let me suggest here a speculative alternative for why the culinary arts have not been unequivocally recognized as part of the creative industries.'The culinary arts clearly deal in the preparation and presentation of food. As with someone working in sculpting or in dance, the culinary arts involve understanding some science and as well the imaginative art of gastronomy itself.