Month September 2006

Video on alginates

My fellow blogger on molecular gastronomy, Göde Schüler (check out his German MG blog Gourmetrics) found a great video on YouTube. The video shows how a red beet paste mixed with alginate solidifies when dripped into a solution of calcium…

Baking stones / Pizza stones

Every now and then I end up explaning to friends how they can make good pizza at home. One of the main issues is how to obtain the nice, crisp crust. And of course I’m referring to Italian pizza now,…

New book by Heston Blumenthal: Perfection

Look out for the new book by Heston Blumenthal to appear in October 2006: Perfection. The book is based on an eight part BBC series where Heston Blumenthal, chef at The Fat Duck and front player within the field of…

Awesome store for kitchen nerds

I just received a catalogue from International Cooking Concepts, a Spanish store with a lot of nice tools, well suited for molecular gastronomy. It appears they don’t sell stuff over the internet, but I guess you can email them and…