Tag: Cook Taste Learn

November 22, 2019

Book Excerpt! Christine’s Rich Brown Gravy

“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?...

November 21, 2019

Guy Crosby on the History and Future of Food

“As a foodie myself I was delighted to see all suspicions confirmed in Cook, Taste, Learn—that advances in the culinary arts are commonly empowered by curious scientists who also happen to be hungry.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural...

November 20, 2019

Q&A: Guy Crosby on Cook, Taste, Learn

“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...

November 19, 2019

Book Excerpt! Cook, Taste, Learn (preface)

“As a foodie myself I was delighted to see all suspicions confirmed in Cook, Taste, Learn—that advances in the culinary arts are commonly empowered by curious scientists who also happen to be hungry.” ~Neil deGrasse Tyson, American Museum of Natural History...

October 22, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Cook, Taste, Learn; Reforming Modernity And More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Reforming Modernity Ethics and the New Human in the Philosophy of Abdurrahman Taha Wael B. Hallaq Reforming Modernity is a sweeping intellectual history and philosophical reflection built around the work of the...