Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor

by Hervé This

Book Overview

Herv This (pronounced "Teess") is an internationally renowned chemist, a popular French television personality, a bestselling cookbook author, a longtime collaborator with the famed French chef Pierre Gagnaire, and the only person to hold a doctorate in molecular gastronomy, a cutting-edge field he pioneered. Bringing the instruments and experimental techniques of the laboratory into the kitchen, This uses recent research in the chemistry, physics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231133138
• ISBN13: 9780231133135
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.0"