The Flavor Matrix: A Science-Based Guide to Pairing Ingredients for Creative Cooking, with Charts, Data, and Recipes - Hardcover

Briscione, James; Parkhurst, Brooke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544809963 ISBN 13: 9780544809963

Publisher: Harvest, 2018

Synopsis

One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Food Books of the Year

A revolutionary new guide to pairing ingredients, based on a famous chef's groundbreaking research into the chemical basis of flavor

As an instructor at one of the world’s top culinary schools, James Briscione thought he knew how to mix and match ingredients. Then he met IBM Watson. Working with the supercomputer to turn big data into delicious recipes, Briscione realized that he (like most chefs) knew next to nothing about why different foods taste good together. That epiphany launched him on a quest to understand the molecular basis of flavor—and it led, in time, to The Flavor Matrix.

A groundbreaking ingredient-pairing guide, The Flavor Matrix shows how science can unlock unheard-of possibilities for combining foods into astonishingly inventive dishes. Briscione distills chemical analyses of different ingredients into easy-to-use infographics, and presents mind-blowing recipes that he's created with them. The result of intensive research and incredible creativity in the kitchen, The Flavor Matrix is a must-have for home cooks and professional chefs alike: the only flavor-pairing manual anyone will ever need.

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About the Author

JAMES BRISCIONE and BROOKE PARKHURST are the husband-and-wife authors of four cookbooks, including the best-selling The Flavor Matrix. James is a chef and Food Network personality who hosted the award-winning digital series Man Crafted and is featured on the new Food Network Kitchen app, which offers live and on-demand cooking classes. He’s the first-ever two-time Chopped champion and regularly appears on television as a host and judge. James has appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, The Kitchen, Best Thing I Ever Ate, The Dr. OZ Show, and more. He was formerly the director of culinary research at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, where he led the school’s collaboration with IBM on the groundbreaking project “Chef Watson.” James and Brooke live in Pensacola, Florida and are the owners of Angelena’s Ristorante Italiano.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvest
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544809963
• ISBN 13: 9780544809963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320