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The Searzall Supercharges Your Kitchen Blowtorch - Tested.com

The Searzall Supercharges Your Kitchen Blowtorch - Tested.com | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
A kitchen gadget to complement our sous vide obsession.
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Dave Arnikd tests Modernist Cuisine's recommended MAPP gas to sear and concluded that the torch taste may be caused by blowtorches putting too high of directheat on the meat.

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December 5, 2013 4:50 PM
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Pie time: Triple-almond pie with cherries on top - Naples News

Pie time: Triple-almond pie with cherries on top - Naples News | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
By late summer, the fruits hanging from vast groves of Prunus amygdalus trees in California have withered and split.
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Modernist Cuisine's AP column runs in South Florida's paper The Banner

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December 4, 2013 5:35 PM
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The Ultimate Gift Guide For Food Lovers And Cooks -Huffington Post

The Ultimate Gift Guide For Food Lovers And Cooks -Huffington Post | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Shopping for cooks and food fans is no easy task: They're known for collecting every cookbook, tool and hot new "it" product they desire, all on their own.
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Huffington Post's Gift Guide for Food Lovers and Cooks includes The Photography of Modernist Cuisine. "For serious food lovers, this is the coffee-table book that dreams are made of. Taking inspiration from the photography of Nathan Myhrvold’s Modernist Cuisine series, these images are truly frame-worthy."

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December 4, 2013 1:40 PM
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NATHAN MYHRVOLD ON THE NEWEST 'MODERNIST CUISINE' BOOK -Potluckvideo

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Video interview with Nathan about The Photography of Modernist Cuisine. Potuckvideo.com videos are often picked up by Huffington Post, NYC TV and played in NYC taxis.

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December 3, 2013 5:26 PM
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5 Gifts For The Food Geek

5 Gifts For The Food Geek | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
What? Not done with your holiday shopping? Yeah, neither are we. But we've been making lists -- and checking them...
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The Modernist Cuisine at Home eBook makes a great gift for the food geeks in your life.

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December 2, 2013 4:08 PM
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Gift-worthy | Bangkok Post: lifestyle

Gift-worthy | Bangkok Post: lifestyle | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
In depth coverage of lifestyle, music, food, fashion, arts and culture from Thailand and Asean coupled with reviews, features and directories of Thailand restaurants, bars, cuisine and wine.
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Pickup of the AP gift guide, featuring The Photography of Modernist Cuisine

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December 2, 2013 3:36 PM
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`Modernist Cuisine': Charlie Rose (11/29): Video

`Modernist Cuisine': Charlie Rose (11/29): Video | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
On "Charlie Rose," a conversation with Nathan Myhrvold. His newest project is "Modernist Cuisine," in which he explores the science of cooking. He recently published his third book on the subject: “The Photography of Modernist Cuisine".
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60 minute Charlie Rose interview with Nathan Myhrvold

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December 2, 2013 12:55 PM
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Books of the year 2013: Food

Books of the year 2013: Food | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Are you an anarchist or an acolyte in the way you use cookbooks? Two food experts who face each other across the Atlantic have radically differing recommendations.
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The Photgraphy of Modernist Cuisine is included in a list of best books by The Independent

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November 26, 2013 4:48 PM
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Bigger In Europe, The Steam Oven Is Having A Moment Stateside

Bigger In Europe, The Steam Oven Is Having A Moment Stateside | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
With Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season speeding towards us, now is not the time to have your trusted oven die on you.
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November 26, 2013 4:36 PM
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Modernist Cuisine goes mobile with Nathan Myhrvold’s e-book – Now. Here. This. – Time Out London

Modernist Cuisine goes mobile with Nathan Myhrvold’s e-book – Now. Here. This. – Time Out London | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
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Time Out online currently has around 6 million unique users (Omniture August

2013) although they cannot provide figures for how many of these people read the blog.

 

The posting was also tweeted to Time Out's 263,355 followers on Twitter, and goes out to its 312,000 followers on Facebook.

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November 26, 2013 4:29 PM
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Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold

Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
The former Microsoft CTO and co-founder of patent aggregator Intellectual Ventures on the forces reshaping the industry
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Excerpts of Nathan Myhrvold's Charlie Rose interview were published in Businessweek.

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December 6, 2013 2:53 PM
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Kochbuchkolumne „Esspapier“: Siebzig Seiten über Saucen -Faz.net

Kochbuchkolumne „Esspapier“: Siebzig Seiten über Saucen -Faz.net | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Vor knapp zwanzig Jahre erschien Harold McGees „On Food and Cooking“. Jetzt endlich liegt die deutsche Übersetzung des Buches vor – es...
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German newspaper review of the German edition of Harold McGee's "On Food and Cooking" includes mention of Nathan Myhrvold and Modernist Cuisine in discussion of the movement.

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December 5, 2013 4:47 PM
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Coffee porn? Slo-mo video pours light on liquid gold -Caboolturenews.com.au

Coffee porn? Slo-mo video pours light on liquid gold -Caboolturenews.com.au | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
DESPERATE for your morning coffee? Take a closer look.
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Australia's Caboolture News shares the high speed video of cream pouring into coffee.

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December 4, 2013 1:49 PM
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2013 holiday gift guide: Food and drink -NJ Star-Ledger

2013 holiday gift guide: Food and drink -NJ Star-Ledger | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Former Microsoft technology guru Nathan Myhrvold's passion is molecular gastronomy and his two previous books spared no expense in documenting his avant-garde creations.
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New Jersey's The Star-Ledger includes The Photography of Modernist Cuisine in its Food & Drink Gift Guide.

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December 4, 2013 1:10 PM
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Decanting in a blender may help wine 'open up'

Decanting in a blender may help wine 'open up' | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Don't blame me. Blame Nathan Myhrvold.Last year, the chef and former Microsoft chief technology officer released “Modernist Cuisine at Home” (The Cooking Lab; $140; 456 pages), a scientific cooking tome that teaches intrepid home...
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Hyperdecanting wine experiment, inspired by reading Modernist Cuisine

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December 2, 2013 5:44 PM
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‘Modernist Cuisine’ Author Nathan Myhrvold Goes The Full Hour With Charlie Rose

‘Modernist Cuisine’ Author Nathan Myhrvold Goes The Full Hour With Charlie Rose | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
There is more to this story than brainy guy geeks about food (that is found in the first part of the interview). Myhrvold, a former technology executive at Microsoft, has much to say about his former
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As a guest on Charlie Rose, Nathan talks about The Photography of Modernist Cuisine, Global Good, Microsoft and patents.

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December 2, 2013 4:04 PM
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Talking turkey with a techie

Talking turkey with a techie | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Scott Heimendinger of the Modernist Cuisine cookbooks talks Thanksgiving and Modernist Cuisine's new cookbook app with Marketplace Tech.
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Publici radio interview with Scott Heimendinger on Thanksgiving and holiday coooking.

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December 2, 2013 1:01 PM
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15 gift-worthy coffee-table books for the holidays

15 gift-worthy coffee-table books for the holidays | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
The holidays bring out the coffee-table book obsessive in gift buyers. They're easy, weighty and satisfying to give. You've done your job with a pricey treat.
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Pickup of the AP gift guide, featuring The Photography of Modernist Cuisine

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November 26, 2013 4:53 PM
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How to make: Crispy Deep Fried Apple Chips Recipe | Follow Me Foodie

Fruit and veggie chips turning out chewy? Here's the solution! A Modernist Cuisine approach to crispy deep fried apple chips. Good for snacking or as a garnish!
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A blogger makes Modernist Cuisine apple chips

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November 26, 2013 4:42 PM
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The Science of Roasting Turkey: Nathan Myhrvold Explains the Maillard Reaction The Science of Thanksgiving

The Science of Roasting Turkey:  Nathan Myhrvold Explains the Maillard Reaction   The Science of Thanksgiving | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Of course you know that the iconic image of Thanksgiving dinner is the turkey, roasted brown and crisp-skinned, sitting proudly on a platter.
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The Kitchn shares the science behind turkey browning.

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November 26, 2013 4:29 PM
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Quoted: Nathan Myhrvold on how Microsoft and Google are different - SiliconBeat

Quoted: Nathan Myhrvold on how Microsoft and Google are different - SiliconBeat | Modernist Cuisine | Scoop.it
Quoted: Nathan Myhrvold on how Microsoft and Google are different SiliconBeat Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer at Microsoft, tells Charlie Rose that although the company is still “incredibly strong, strong,” it seems to be spreading...
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Pickup of Bloomberg Business Week

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