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Building a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism

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🏛 Columbia University Press 📅 2009 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9780231144667

📝 Description: Building a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism

By showing that the creation of a meal is as satisfying as its consumption, This recalibrates the balance between food and the imagination. The result is a revolutionary perspective that tempts even the most casual cooks to greater flights of experimentation.

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