Author: Gastronomy Education

March Gastronomy Events

We have a busy second half of the semester planned! Please mark your calendars for the following, post-spring-break events:  ————————————————————————————————————————–  THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 4:30 – 5:30PM Milk and Cookies with Rachel Black                                                […]

Guy Crosby on Understanding and Enhancing the Flavor of Food

by Noel Bielaczyc The term “molecular gastronomy” generally conjures images of chefs utilizing science-based techniques and high-tech lab gadgetry like immersion circulators, vacuum sealers, dehydrators, and rotovaps to create visually arresting, palate dazzling, and expensive cuisine. While edible gels, foams and powders have become a somewhat trite symbol of the movement, the central principals remain […]

WWOOFing in Italy

by Ashley Pardo I would have never believed if someone had told me that the best food of my life was patiently waiting in 200-year-old stone farmhouses, or that my new best friends would be lawnmowers and weed whackers, or that I would soon be chasing goats and sheep in the mountain of Piedmont, Italy. […]