Hindustan Times Leadership Summit Highlights

43: A Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, chef Blumenthal on the Science of Food

Episode Summary

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal talks about how we have evolved as a species but our food hasn't. Speaking at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Heston said he tries to personalize food via multi-sensory cooking, food pairing, and flavor encapsulation in such a way that the consumer is transported back to their past, even childhood. Click to hear him talk about the emotionality of food.

Episode Notes

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal talks about how we have evolved as a species but our food hasn't. Speaking at the 17th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Heston said he tries to personalize food via multi-sensory cooking, food pairing, and flavor encapsulation in such a way that the consumer is transported back to their past, even childhood. Click to hear him talk about the emotionality of food.