Harold McGee and Dave Arnold, Nov. 10th lecture

I did not make it to the “Science of Cocktails.” Joe, a gracious reader, gave a really quick summary in his comment under a previous post called “lecture note.” However, my sister (aka Stealth Eater) went! She is going to type up her notes and send them to me. I will post them as soon [...]

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Harvard SEAS lecture 11/7/11, Dan Barber

Subject – Reclaiming Flavor. Much to my surprise, Harold McGee was around to introduce Dan Barber to the audience. Flavor molecules are actually a defense mechanism. Believe it or not, the flavor molecules are toxic to small insects and mold. It doesn’t seem toxic to humans, because we essentially dilute herbs by cooking. Physical/environmental stress [...]

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lecture note

Yes, I went to the lecture tonight, featuring Dan Barber. Although his subject matter is very nerdy, I still find it very interesting and inspiring. I got home late so I’ll have to write up the summary tomorrow. Other points of interest, youtube videos of this semester’s lectures are being posted – http://seas.harvard.edu/cooking Harold McGee [...]

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Getting back into the swing of things

1. I haven’t been cooking nearly as much as I wish I were. 2. I’ve been lazy about posting garden pictures even though I took the trouble to take photos. I guess there’s just not much to talk about at this time. I have a few more eggplants that are maturing, and my mom and [...]

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