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There are a handful of books that are essential for me, and I find myself going to them for reference, time and again. One of those books is called Modernist Cuisine as Home.
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Review of Modernist Cuisine at Home 
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The head-spinning creativity that defined elBulli lives on, except you no longer have to leave beautiful Barcelona to experience it.
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A look at Alver Adria's restaurants
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"He was equally innovative when it came to photographing those techniques. The results are surreal depictions of everyday foods: a kernel of popcorn, captured at the moment of bursting with a high-speed video camera."
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City Arts feature the exhibit in the magazine and online. City Arts is a free monthly magazine for arts and culture in the Puget Sound, distributed through newspaper boxes and businesses throughout the Puget Sound region
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Nathan Myhrvold, author of The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, went in search of a book explaining modern culinary techniques. He couldn't find one.
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American Public Radio's The Splendid Table interviews Nathan Myhrvold about The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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Seattle's KUOW interviews Nathan Myhrvold about several topcis, including The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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"Nathan Myhrvold's coffee table book is a visual feast and a practical guide to food photography. The jumbo-sized images in The Photography of Modernist Cuisineare truly awesome."
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NPR's The Salt reviews The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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When Nathan Myhrvold first brought out his ‘Modernist Cuisine’, an excellent and authoritative cookbook, the complete set of six volumes were so heavy he needed a suitcase to wheel them arou...
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Time Out London reviews Modernist Cuisine at Home eBook
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[Nathan Myhrvold] created a kaleidoscope of mesmerizing images in his new book, The Photography of Modernist Cuisine. Whether he’s deconstructing food or capturing it in action, the result is a brand new perspective that is equally beautiful and fascinating.”
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Parade.com featured a slideshow of images from The Photography of Modernist Cuisine.
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"Myhrvold, the former chief technology officer at Microsoft, and his team of photographers present cauliflower, poultry, and even the humble potato in a way that few have been able to see before/"
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NewYorker.com features twelve photos from The Photography of Modernist Cuisine in a slideshow.
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Listed in the category "without recipes"
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The Washington Post includes The Photography of Modernist Cuisine in their 2013 Best Cookbook list
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As a food photographer, I am completely amazed by the hypermacro shots of food in the Modernist Cuisine books. Nathan Myhrvold's The Photography of Modernist Cuisine ($120) has been on my wish list since October.
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Pressure cookers: A favorite of your grandmothers, this venerable vessel can cook foods faster and enhance caramelization. Fans include Maxime Bilet, co-author of the award-winning Modernist Cuisine book series. "The pressure cooker acts like a still, concentrating flavors back into sauces. Otherwise, all the flavors you smell are gone." Bilet loves it for pot-au-feu.
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The pressure cooker is a predicted trend of 2014. Includes quote by Maxime Bilet.
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Martha Stewart might be able to bake and put together a picture-perfect elaborate French dessert such as croquembouche, yet when it comes to taking and posting photos on social media of tasty-looking food, the Domestic Diva's skills tend to fall...
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Delaware News Journal discusses taking pictures at restaurant and at home of your food, complete with Nathan Myhrvold's thoughts on the matter and photography tips from The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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"Modernist Cuisine co-author Nathan Myhrvold spent his time behind the podium talking about alkaline environments, making cream out of any fat compound, and arguing that science provides an opportunity for "enjoying an ingredient in a form you wouldn't otherwise enjoy."
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CIA Conference coverage
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"The scale of the images is transformative, and Myhrvold acknowledged that the goal was not simply to entice."
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The Seattle Times announces The Photography of Modernist Cuisine: The Exhibition on the front page of the Local section and online. The only story included a slide show of the photography.
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Other Books We Enjoyed in 2013: The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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American Photo included The Photography of Modernist Cuisine in their 2013 Photo Books of the Year List
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We've compiled foodie-friendly gifts for your friends and family all holiday season long, but the time has come for us food editors to reveal what's really on our Christmas wish lists.
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"If you thought Nathan Myhrvold's six-volume Modernist Cuisine was "large-scale," check out his impressive exhibition at Seattle's Pacific Science Center, featuring 100 super-sized photographs..."
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Food Republic, a food site for men founded by Chef Marcus Samuelsson, announces the photo exhibit.
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Nathan Myhrvold doesn't care whether his food photography makes you hungry. That's not the point.
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The daily news and culture site Ozy.com reviews The Photography of Modernist Cuisine and calls out the exhibit
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The former Microsoft CTO and co-founder of patent aggregator Intellectual Ventures on the forces reshaping the industry
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Charlie Rose's interview highlights ran in Bloomberg Businessweek
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What defines the photography in the book is the creativity and attention to detail. Many of the perspectives are truly innovative and every print is tack sharp and perfectly lit. The most spectacular shots are the cutaways.
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WIRED.com interviews Nathan about THe Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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"Composed dishes levitated to reveal every delectable part. Food bisected in ovens and pots and beautifully scrutinized microscopically. The photo-scientists at The Cooking Lab offer lush, oversized spreads and all their secrets on how the work was done. Not a cookbook."
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Associated Press' List of 15 Coffee Table Book included The Photography of Modernist Cuisine
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There's a whole new world of geometric wonder to explore by slicing food in half.
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NPR's The Salt features cutaway photos by Beth Galton and Charlotte Omnes, referencing the cutaways in Modernist Cuisine and The Photography of Modernist Cuisine.
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But studying it (at the table) opened my eyes to the effects of photo stacking, panoramic shooting and various tricks of lighting, and I was, I have to say, a teeny bit inspired.
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Ireland's tourism guide reviews The Photography of Modernist Cuisine.
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A dietician blogger shares her love of Modernist Cuisine at Home