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The intangibility of ‘good taste,' from literature to food

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What does it mean to have 'good taste'? And what would it take to develop it? This hour, we talk about taste and discernment. Plus, a look at flavor and why some things taste good.

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  • Henry Oliver: Writes the literary Substack “,” and is the author of . He is part of the Emerging Scholars Programme at the Mercatus Centre
  • Becca Rothfeld: The Nonfiction Book Critic at , an editor at The Point, and a contributing editor at The Boston Review. She is the author of
  • Nik Sharma: A molecular biologist turned two-time James Beard finalist, best-selling cookbook author, photographer, columnist, and editor at America’s Test Kitchen. His cookbooks include , among others

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