Join us for: Scientific Cooking Kills Joy? Harold McGee & Richard Zare
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As a cookbook, Joy of Cooking has sold over 18 million copies. As a philosophy, it has enriched countless fine meals. Author Harold McGee and chemistry professor Richard Zare contend that science intensifies the joy of cooking. From boiling water to baking a soufflé, scientific insights can inform and enhance most every kitchen experience
Wonderfest presents McGee and Zare in spirited conversation about the joy of a scientific approach to cooking.
WHAT: "Does a Scientific Approach to Cooking Kill the Joy?" a Wonderfest science dialogue
WHO: Harold McGee (author of On Food & Cooking: The Science & Lore of the Kitchen) and Richard Zare (Professor of Chemistry & Priestley Medal winner, Stanford)
WHEN: Saturday, October 27, 2012; 7:30 - 9:30 PM
WHERE: Braun Auditorium, Mudd Building, Stanford University (http://www.bayareascience.org/venue/braun-auditorium-mudd-building-stanford-university/), 333 Campus Drive West, Stanford, CA, 94305
HOW: $10 donation recommended; complimentary cheese and grapes will be served.
WHY: Because we're curious creatures.
ADMISSION: FREE
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