How to Understand Flavor and Smell
Last week 18th May 2024, I was lucky enough to attend a meeting of the International Society of Neurogastronomy at the University of Kentucky, here in Lexington. It sounds very…
Read moreCreating Flavor in the Home Kitchen: A Quick Historical Overview of the Last Half Century
Since today is the official publication date of The Art of Flavor by Daniel Patterson and Mandy Aftel, which I have already written about here, it seemed a good moment to put…
Read moreReading and Pondering: The Art of Flavor
“Do you know of any cookbooks that tell you how to create flavor?” I was flattered to be asked because the questioner was the California perfumer, Mandy Aftel. I’ve always…
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