involving puréed caterpillars. Will you rush out to try this culinary adventure? If you have a prejudice against eating insects, probably not, even if this chef has made the front page of the New York Times Food section. You will, like the bigoted Mr. X, find another reason to justify it. “Ugh,” you would tell Mr. Y, “insects are ugly and squishy.” “Sure,” he says. “Tell me again why you eat lobster and raw oysters?”