Monthly Archives: December 2009

Ferran Adrià Creates Olives Using Sphereification

Ferran Adrià Creates Olives Using Sphereification

December 29, 2009

Ferran Adrià, a Spanish Catalan chef, is considered one of the best chefs in the world. He is head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava. Chef Adrià is often associated with “molecular gastronomy,” although the Catalan chef does not consider his cuisine to be of this category.

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Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie: Inventors (Hervé This)

Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie: Inventors (Hervé This)

December 14, 2009
Hervé This is a French physical chemist who, with the late Nicholas Kurti, coined the scientific term “Molecular and Physical Gastronomy” in 1988. He shortened it to “Molecular Gastronomy” after Kurti’s death in 1998. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_This)
Monsieur This is recognized as the father of molecular gastronomy and has been studying the science of food for over 25 years. He has influenced an entire generation of chefs and has changed the way the the modern world thinks about cooking.
Some of his discoveries include the perfect temperature for cooking an egg (around 65°C, the white coagulates, but not the yolk), and the use of an electrical field to improve the smoking of salmon. He also found that beating an egg white after adding a small amount of cold water considerably increases the amount of foam produced. (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_This)

Hervé This is a French physical chemist who, with the late Nicholas Kurti, coined the scientific term “Molecular and Physical Gastronomy” in 1988. He shortened it to “Molecular Gastronomy” after Kurti’s death in 1998.  (source)

Mr. This is recognized as the father of molecular gastronomy and has been studying the science of food for over 25 years. He has influenced an entire generation of chefs and has changed the way the the modern world thinks about cooking.

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All Out Of Home Pad

All Out Of Home Pad

December 13, 2009

When you are busy working in the kitchen, it’s easy to forget to add things to the grocery list. With the ‘All Out Of’ Home Pad, you don’t have to try and remember everything or keep a running list. Just check it off on this handy, ready-made list that will make the shopping clear and concise for whoever might be going to the store.

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