Gastrophysics : the new science of eating
Spence, Charles (Experimental psychologist)2018
Book
The pleasures of food lie mostly in the mind, not in the mouth. Get that straight and you can start to understand what really makes food enjoyable, stimulating, and, most important, memorable. Spence reveals in amusing detail the importance of all the (3z(Boff the plate(3y(B elements of a meal: the weight of cutlery, the color of the plate, the background music, and much more. Whether were dining alone or at a dinner party, on a plane or in front of the TV, he reveals how to understand what were tasting and influence what others experience. This is accessible science at its best, fascinating to anyone in possession of an appetite. Crammed with discoveries about our everyday sensory lives, Gastrophysics is a book guaranteed to make you look at your plate in a whole new way.-- Amazon.com.
Main title:
Gastrophysics : the new science of eating / Professor Charles Spence ; foreword by Heston Blumenthal.
Author:
Spence, Charles (Experimental psychologist), authorBlumenthal, Heston, writer of foreword
Imprint:
[London] : Penguin Books, 2018.©2017
Collation:
xxvii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241977743 (paperback)
Dewey class:
641.013
Language:
English
BRN:
513040
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | -Food and Drink | FOOD 641.013 SPEN | Available |
| East Melbourne Library | -Food and Drink | FOOD 641.013 SPEN | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Food and Drink | FOOD 641.013 SPEN | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Food and Drink | FOOD 641.013 SPEN | Available |