Modernist Cuisine

Modernist Cuisine

Have you ever wondered what kind of kitchen a chef, a scientist/inventor, and a chemist would have? You probably imagine top notch cooking equipment, maybe some crazy beakers and glass tubing, a lot of scales, a centrifuge, and a sous vide water bath. You’d be...
Modernist Cuisine

Respect the Bird!

Tomorrow is Turkey Day, also known as Thanksgiving Day. It’s a day wrought with controversy, both historical and familial. http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/history.htm On the historical side, the origins of Thanksgiving are a bit dubious. Now,...
Modernist Cuisine

If You Write, You Should Be Here

Baisa Fotograferie It goes something like this: you and your closest girlfriends are sitting around at a table. You’ve brought your signature dish. They’re busily and hungrily diving into the delectable treasure, eating like greedy, starved pirates....
Modernist Cuisine

Wino Weekend

Poor college students may relate: there’s a really awesome event that you would love to attend but you can’t imagine paying for the admission ticket. Some of you may think, sure, but I bought the ticket anyway. Some may even think, I have never had an...