The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes

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The major reason I removed a star is that I don't think it goes into texture as much as it should other than to say it's important. I think there's not as great an understanding of texture mixes. Also, I didn't find the recipes (upon reading them) by the AI to be earth shattering. Interesting for sure, but I just think the better skill is to take what's left in your pantry and make that taste good. We may be decades away from unraveling exactly how flavor works, but in the meantime, Briscione has given anyone who cooks an approachable source of vivid inspiration and delightful recipes."

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The flavor-pairing meme permeated the culinary community. Silicon Valley’s techno-optimism was reflected in a smaller subculture: What if a computer could crunch data to reveal combinations of food that no human ever imagined would taste good together? Briscione, the director of culinary research at the Institute of Culinary Education, became interested in the flavor-pairings movement. He worked with IBM engineers to develop Chef Watson, a cousin of the Watson software that has also been adapted to play Jeopardy and help doctors diagnose diseases. Together, Chef Watson, Briscione, and others at the Institute of Culinary Education created a cookbook, Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson. Once the food enters your mouth, chewing it releases yet more aromatic compounds, over a thousand individual compounds may be found in a single bite." Celebrity chef and instructor James Briscione is the director of culinary researchat the Institute of Culinary Education, lead chef on IBM's Chef Watson project, and the first-ever two-time Chopped champion. He lives in New York City.

Salty - it's just complementary to everything but sour and bitter (seems wrong to me) (no balancing) p. 13 - He talks about complimentary vs balancing tastes. every person should know this if they plan on just being a great cook (not a chef, which is a different thing). From Portland's most acclaimed and beloved baker comes this must-have baking guide, featuring recipes for world-class breads and pizzas and a variety of schedules suited for the home baker.

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While The Flavor Matrix boasts a pleasing aesthetic and provides some creative insight into the science of flavor pairing, I found that it does not provide an easily understood explanation for how exactly to use the book and interpreting the matrix itself is not intuitive. After reading through the introduction several times, trying to construct a few dishes by using the matrix and coming up frustrated each time, I decided to analyze the shortcomings of the book through the lens of information architecture and user experience research. Problem A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell The debut cookbook from Joshua McFadden, a chef with the soul of a farmer and the palate of a visionary 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.The next time you’re in creative mode be sure to pull this book off the shelf and read it for inspiration. In Flavor Matrix, the team of authors, James Briscione and Brooke Parkhurst have fashioned a visually stunning book that suggests flavor pairings of fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, and other protein sources with other fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, etc., and also with herbs and spices, liquids, etc. Crafted for ambitious home cooks, chefs-in-training and food writers, a wealth of food data fits into a graphic image which I think of as a flavor wheel. The wheel displays at a glance the top choices for numerous variations or possibilities on a single ingredient. Celebrity chef and instructor James Briscione is the director of culinary research at the Institute of Culinary Education, lead chef on IBM's Chef Watson project, and the first-ever two-time Chopped champion. He lives in New York City.