Recently, the LA Times reported that the smarty pants people at Cornell University had developed tool food tool for “solid freeform fabrication.” Basically, its a 3D printer (currently all the rage in nerd circles) for food. Layer by yummy layer, food is created or built. As a prime example, I direct your attention to the image below. The small golden nugget is a in fact a) shaped like a space shuttle and b) made of scallop puree.
You have to respect the man and his absolute dedication to food and science. He is also really good at answering questions. Maybe something is lost in the translation? The magic really begins at about 2:15ish.
Here’s a 5-minute video of a baker in action at the Max Poilane bakery in Lyon, France.
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Jacques Pepin is the grand daddy of French cuisine. His book, “La Technique” made true French cooking available to the masses in much the same way Julia Childs books did. He also happens to really know how to make omelets.
In this, the first of a new series of posts on baking, I bring you videos of Jeffrey Hamelman of the King Arthur Flour Bakery in Vermont. His Witness the ghostly pallor that comes from decades of overnight shifts. Your lower back will practically ache in sympathy as you watch them work.
This short clip is a wonderful time lapse clip of grapes becoming rasins. I am a sucker for time lapse video and I think this is a super neato clip.
Saveur Magazine just put up 8 great food videos. The first one starts with Jacques Pepin boning a chicken then proceeds to other kinds of food prep.
I have been on a marketing kick lately, drawn to those golden gems of advertising that make you laugh or nod or think. I find the thought and creativity of great ads to be truly inspiring.
Super Size Me put McDonalds in the hot seat for what its food products can do to the human body. Here is another great little McDonalds experiment conducted over 6 months.
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