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| Author: | jim262 [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
The players are well known… Nathan Myhrvold, the Princeton, Cambridge, Microsoft geek is releasing “Modernist Cuisine at Home"next week for $140. Guy Crosby, representing Harvard, is releasing, with the help of a cast of dozens from ATK is releasing “Cooks Illustrated: The Science of Good Cooking”in a couple of weeks with $40 cover price and a street price of $26.40. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, representing MIT, and sitting on “a six figure advance” that was announces well over two years ago is planning a two volume release of “The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking” in the fall of 2013 –two years past initial forecasts. Will food science still matter next fall? |
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| Author: | Paul Kierstead [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
jim262 wrote: Will food science still matter next fall? Well, I think the science doesn't care whether we care or not.... Food science can change the way we cook, fundamentally. It doesn't have to involve fancy chems or equipment. Whether we continue to focus on it specifically or just start accepting the findings as part of regular everyday practice may change. There is another group of heavier food science users too; those on restricted diets. I have a friend who turned up his nose on such things until he eliminated gluten from his diet. Suddenly he is interested in a whole variety of food science. In addition, a big generation of geeks has gotten older with more leisure time and have taken to cooking. I think that trend will continue. |
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| Author: | Tatoosh [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
I may have to do without Nathan for a couple of reasons, but Kenji-Alt is a for sure buy. I still use my CI membership to look stuff up but I don't follow them the way I used to when ATK was my primary food show, TG for PBS. So Guy Crosby doesn't ring a bell. |
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| Author: | Kathy's Pete [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
Isn't Guy Crosby the food scientist that appears on ATK to explain brining and the like? He took the place of that cartoon guy. |
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| Author: | Darcie [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
I may get Myhrvold, will definitely check out Kenji, but the jury's out on Guy Crosby. Although I guess as long as it's not Guy Fieri, I might give it a look. |
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| Author: | jeanf [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
I like food science, but at my level, i.e. the most specialized piece of equipment I'd need would be my pots and pans; maybe a pressure cooker. Beyond that I'm intrigued but it's not something I can see myself doing. Maybe when the kids move out and I retire.  Doesn't mean that I don't love reading all the stuff you people are up to though. But I certainly wouldn't buy a cookbook on it. I've been waiting for Kenji's book, disappointing that it'll be another year. sigh. |
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
jeanf wrote: Doesn't mean that I don't love reading all the stuff you people are up to though. But I certainly wouldn't buy a cookbook on it. I've been waiting for Kenji's book, disappointing that it'll be another year. sigh. Can't say I'm surprised, actually ... |
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| Author: | cmd2012 [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
Hopefully they don't ask for their advance back. |
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| Author: | phoenix [ Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
I'm going with Kenji. |
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| Author: | Cubangirl [ Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Geek vs. Geek vs. Geek |
I am buying Kenji's. I can't afford the Nathan Myhrvold one at the current price so that one is out. I just saw a preview of the Kindle edition of The Science of Good Cooking and despite what one reviewer says, the pictures appear nice and clear, so I am buying the Kindle version for my iPad. It would be a good read while I am waiting in SF for my plane to Boston in a couple of weeks. PS, Bought it and it renders really nicely on the iPad. I am looking forward to reading it. I am hoping I can get DH to read some of it as well. |
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