Columbia University Press
Cook, Taste, Learn
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Author / Editor information
Guy Crosby is an adjunct associate professor at Harvard University, and formerly an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Food Science at Framingham State University. Prior to his work as a professor he spent thirty years in the food industry at FMC Corporation and Opta Food Ingredients, Inc. He is the co-author of The Science of Good Cooking (2012) and Cook's Science (2016).Guy Crosby, PhD, CFS, is adjunct associate professor of nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He is the science editor for Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street and was the science editor for America’s Test Kitchen. He is coauthor of New York Times best-seller The Science of Good Cooking (2012) and Cook’s Science (2016).
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Cook, Taste, Learn elegantly intertwines history, chemistry, anthropology, and culinary science to create a captivating guided tour through the arc of human invention. The general scientific advancements feel just as vital to our enjoyment of good food as the evolution of cooking science. An accessible and inspiring contribution to the history of science!
Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human:
Cook, Taste, Learn entertains with a smorgasbord of curious facts, delightful explanations, and fun recipes. What is so special about olive oil? Why use one kind of potato for baking and another for boiling? How does one make scrambled eggs fluffy? Crosby’s history of cooking provides a riveting education for your inner chef.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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1 The Evolution of Cooking (2 Million–12,000 Years Ago)
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2 The Dawn of Agriculture Revolutionizes Cooking (12,000 Years Ago–1499)
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3 Early Science Inspires Creativity in Cooking (1500–1799)
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4 The Art of Cooking Embraces the Science of Atoms (1800–1900)
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5 Modern Science Transforms the Art of Cooking (1901–Present)
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6 Cooking Science Catches Fire!
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7 The Good, the Bad, and the Future of Cooking Science
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Bibliography
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Index
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