Senses And Seoul

The Professor Of The Lower Senses

Ruby Tandoh | Vittels | 9th February 2026 | U

Profile of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, who in 1825 published The Physiology of Taste, "the most influential non-recipe book ever written about food". Best known for its highly quotable aphorisms, it's well worth reading in all its peculiar, digressionary glory. "It is gut-wrenching to think just how much bad food writing could have been averted if people had only read beyond the first two pages of his book" (4,000 words)

In Search Of The Soul Of Seoul

S.Y. Lee | S(ubstack)-Bahn | 13th February 2026 | U

Writer visits two favourite buildings that stand across the street from each other in Seoul: the Jongmyo Shrine, a Confucian complex founded in 1396, and the Sewoon Sangga, a brutalist complex of shopping malls that stretches for four blocks. They are polar opposites, but also embody Seoul's many evolutions. The mall is now heading for demolition. If it goes, so does a fascinating piece of urban history (4,600 words)