While assertive displays of masculinity abound on movie screens and football fields, this presentation argues that masculinity is performed first and foremost at the dinner table. With forks and knives in hands, meat consumption has long been regarded as a powerful signifier for maleness. In this talk, Professor Philippe Dubois reevaluates a certain number of myths around the desire for animal flesh, and proposes a vision of masculinity for the 21st century at the intersection of food, sex, and gender politics.