Food is to be enjoyed, not Instagrammed – live your peripherals 

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… of course, looks do matter, because they influence the experience that comes next. They narrow expectations. It’s important that things taste, and smell, and feel on the tongue at least as good as they look. But no one would ever eat say, fish pie, let alone turkey and brussels sprouts, if it were only about looks. In fact if you only ate food that looked beautiful you’d be more or less stuck with fresh fruit, raw vegetables and very expensive restaurants. Taking pictures of food is really just one more way of bragging.

And you know what? That “you are what you eat” thing? It’s not meant to be taken literally. And since the rouble is in freefall, maybe the oligarchs will just have to clear the plates and go home.