Food

It may not be obvious when you take your first sip of coffee in the morning or bite into a juicy burger at lunch, but making food is as much science as it is art. Hear how basic ingredients are transformed by cooking methods, and natural chemical reactions define flavor while our Confluence storytellers chew the fat.

How to eat a thali

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

I tweak my recipes

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Indian food is not static

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

My career path in science & food

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Science informs cooking

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Technology in cooking

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The components of a thali

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Comparing Western & Asian food

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The harmony of Indian cooking

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The many regions of thali

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The most popular spices

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The sensory experience of food

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The sight and sound of a meal

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Explaining the science of cooking

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Understanding your ingredients

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

Why I cook

Nik Sharma, cookbook author & molecular biologist

The gastrophysics of thali

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

Changing food with sound

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

I used to make concoctions

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist

The geography of food

Charles Spence, experimental psychologist