Bibliograph

Gastrophysics, the new science of eating, Charles Spence ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal

Type

Label

Gastrophysics, the new science of eating, Charles Spence ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-292) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gastrophysics

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

985447458

Responsibility statement

Charles Spence ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal

Sub title

the new science of eating

Summary

The pleasures of food lie mostly in the mind, not in the mouth. Get that straight and you can start to understand what really makes food enjoyable, stimulating, and, most important, memorable. Spence reveals in amusing detail the importance of all the "off the plate" elements of a meal: the weight of cutlery, the color of the plate, the background music, and much more. Whether we're dining alone or at a dinner party, on a plane or in front of the TV, he reveals how to understand what we're tasting and influence what others experience. This is accessible science at its best, fascinating to anyone in possession of an appetite. Crammed with discoveries about our everyday sensory lives, Gastrophysics is a book guaranteed to make you look at your plate in a whole new way.--AMAZON

Table Of Contents

Taste -- Smell -- Sight -- Sound -- Touch -- The atmospheric meal -- Airline food -- The meal remembered -- The personalized meal -- The experimental meal -- Digital dining -- Back to the futurists

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