Diane Fresquez

A Taste of Molecules

In Search of the Secrets of Flavor

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A spirited food writer on the trail of obsessive scientists and entrepreneurs who want to titillate our taste buds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Feminist Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 139mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9781558618398
• ISBN-10: 1558618392
• Artikelnr.: 37259468

Autorenporträt

Diane Fresquez is a food and arts journalist based in Brussels, Belgium. She was for many years a special correspondent to the Wall Street Journal , contributing to and editing for the newspaper's Weekend section in Europe. She also contributes to other publications, including the Science/Business news service. Prior to that she worked in London as a script reader for a range of UK media companies, including Handmade Films, HTV, and Sky Television. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
I. Taste Uncorked
1. L'Amuse-Bouche
2. Bright Sweetness
3. The Singing Baguettes
4. Library of Yeast
5. Beach Party in a Bottle
6. Learning while Intoxicated
7. Liquid Courage
II. Hiding and Seeking Flavor
8. Licorice on the Inside
9. Taster's Choice
10. Smelly Pig
11. Apples of Your Eye
12. Banana-Flavored Pop Quiz
III. The Taste Buds in Your Brain
13. Recipes for Remembering
14. Pavlov's Restaurant
15. Transport Delayed
IV. Scents and Sensibility
16. This Is Not a Soup Kitchen
17. Darkness Edible
18. Nectar & Co.
RECIPES
Sopapillas
Lamb Cutlets Marinated in Hydromel
"Flower Power" Elderflower Cocktail
Hop Shoots with Poached Eggs and Smoked Salmon
Peppermint and Chip Ice Cream
Apple Chutney
Sabayon with Musa Lova banana liqueur
Dutch Ham and Endives Gratinées
Madeleines