Gastronomy · in one's home. Charles Spence, who has va)rked with Heston Blumenthal and the former El Bulli chef Ferran Adria on involving the other senses in the pursuit of taste

Gastronomy

+ Psychophysics

The pleasures

of the table

reside mainly in

the mind not the

mouth

“Patagonian Toothfish”…

Or “Chilean Sea Bass”?

Provencal

Rose

Paradox

Mental Palate Cleanser

The ‘Sound of the Sea’ seafood dish

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The White Cube: A neutral environment?

“We eat first with our eyes”

Kandinsky on a plate in a dining room

£4.25 £2.08

Asymmetrical Plating

£15.35 £11.65

Can you taste the plate?

A 2006 study by Age Concern found that six in ten older

patients were at risk of becoming malnourished in hospital.

The Fat Duck

OK all these fancy restaurants…..but what about for me at home….

Personalization

Theatre

Personalization

Technology

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Gastronomy · in one's home. Charles Spence, who has va)rked with Heston Blumenthal and the former El Bulli chef Ferran Adria on involving the other senses in the pursuit of taste