by Len Fisher | 15 May 2008 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
A talk delivered to the local branch of the Society for Chemical Industry at the University of Cambridge This entertaining lecture (which I am often asked to repeat at other venues) introduced some surprising facts about food and flavour, such as that food...
by Len Fisher | 9 Nov 1999 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing
BBC News The best way to enjoy a biscuit is not with tea or coffee but with cold, chocolate-flavoured milk, according to new research. Scientists at Nottingham University have found milky drinks trap the biscuit flavours in the mouth, whereas hot drinks tend to... by Len Fisher | 9 Oct 1999 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Guardian Weekend – Part of a series of 6 articles on taste and cooking with co-author Peter Barham Every two years, a group of leading chefs and food writers and a few lucky scientists such as ourselves get together in the Sicilian mountain village of Erice to... by Len Fisher | 2 Oct 1999 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing
Guardian Weekend – Part of a series of 6 articles on taste and cooking with co-author Peter Barham Around a quarter of the population are supertasters – people who are extra-sensitive to bitter tastes in food. Of the supertasters, two-thirds are women....