FINANCIAL TIMES: QUICK BITES: CULINARY SYNAESTHESIA, A FEAST FOR THE SENSES
Quick bites: Culinary synaesthesia, a feast for the senses How much interplay is there between our senses — between, say, vision and taste? Find out during seven delicious, if confusing, courses FEBRUARY 20, 2015 by: Amy Fleming […]….In an unassuming west London arts centre, the “Synaesthesia” evening presents seven wine-matched courses. Before we begin, we […]
THE NEW YORKER – A FEAST FOR THE SENSES
A FEAST FOR THE SENSES BY BIANCA BOSKER, APRIL 30, 2015 Two years ago, an incensed group of Brits drew up a petition to address a matter that some deemed an act of “cultural vandalism”: the recipe for Cadbury Dairy Milk bars had changed. The new chocolate tasted “sweeter,” “sickly,” and “artificial,” irate candy lovers […]
VIDEO – WELCOME TO SYNAESTHESIA BY KITCHEN THEORY
This short clip was created as an opening introduction for the Synaesthesia by Kitchen Theory dining events which launched in London from Jan-June 2015 developed by our Chef Patron Jozef Youssef. In this video Professor Charles Spence, Head of the cross-modal lab at Oxford University and Director at Kitchen Theory not only introduces the dinner, […]
THE LONG+SHORT – “A MEAL FOR THE SENSES – DINING OUT AT THE RESTAURANT FOR SYNAESTHETES”
A MEAL FOR THE SENSES – DINING OUT AT THE RESTAURANT FOR SYNAESTHETES 11th June 2015 By Alex Jordan Synaesthesia, a cognitive condition whereby two or more of the senses become indistinguishable, is thought to affect as little as five per cent of the world’s population. For those who have it, the effects can be […]
ARTICLE BY JOZEF YOUSSEF ON GBC – THE SCIENCE OF FOOD PRESENTATION
“WE EAT FIRST WITH OUR EYES.” With the rise of Instagram, food porn and food photography, we have seen a rise in edible flowers, asymmetrical plating and food bowls. What does the research say about our preferences when it comes to plating? Is this something that we can apply at home? For the first article […]