Science and Cooking

[McPhee]

Found this series of lectures by Harvard University on iTunes. Fantastic stuff!

http://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/science-and-cooking/id399227991

Currently watching Joan Roca explain Sous-Vide and other techniques used in El Celler de Can Roca. Finding it really fascinating.

Truth be told, I'd love to be on a course like this one, but there's no such thing in the UK. There's 'Food Science' (essentially nutrition, health and food safety), 'Food Technology' (how to mass produce food) and Culinary Arts (how to run a restaurant/catering operation). I can't find a single course anywhere in the country that links science with actual cooking, it's either/or.

 

[McPhee]

Thought about doing something like this?

Thanks a million Made my day!

My parents gave me an IOU for a cookery course for Christmas and I've been stuck for what to do. I've worked as a butcher, fishmonger and baker, ruling out a lot of basic skills courses. I considered cookery classes at places like Leiths, but I'm not sure they're good value for money. Was leaning towards Curing and Smoking at the School of Artisan Food, but that one you posted sounds like a better idea. A chance to play with stuff I wouldn't normally have access to