Archive: October, 2011

October 31st, 2011

Update

Is Liquid Nitrogen Safe?

If you’re com­fort­able han­dling hot fry­ing oil, then you need not fear liq­uid nitro­gen. But, speak­ing from first-hand expe­ri­ence, be sure to check that the lid is tight on the Dewar before you put it in your car.

October 28th, 2011

Recipe, Video

A New Recipe and Our Cutest Video Yet: Olive Oil Gummy Worms!

Try mak­ing this Modernist Halloween treat.

October 26th, 2011

Event

Max Will Demonstrate Modernist Techniques at Seattle’s Book Larder

It’s the per­fect Christmas gift: a copy of Modernist Cuisine that includes two tick­ets to a demon­stra­tion and talk by MC coau­thor Maxime Bilet.

October 25th, 2011

Update

Vacuum-Concentrating, Part 1

MC coau­thor Chris Young explains why low pres­sure is the key to fla­vor­ful reductions.

October 21st, 2011

Press, Video

Bill Gates on Nathan Myhrvold and Modernist Cuisine

Check out the new video, slideshow, and review at thegatesnotes.com.

October 20th, 2011

Event

Town Hall Seattle to Host Nathan Myhrvold

Tickets are only $5 for this pub­lic lec­ture on the evening of December 5.

October 18th, 2011

Event, Update

See Nathan Alongside Wylie, Emeril, and Others in South Beach

A trib­ute to Charlie Trotter draws Myhvold, Dufresne, Bourdain, Lagasse, and other culi­nary lumi­nar­ies to Miami in February.

October 14th, 2011

Recipe

New Recipe in the Library: Pistachio Gelato

The lat­est edi­tion to our grow­ing library of free recipes includes a handy ref­er­ence table on using hydro­col­loids to keep emul­sions (oil-water mix­tures) from separating.

October 13th, 2011

Update

Mayuri: Where we get our spices

Explore some of the trea­sures you can find at your local Indian grocery.

October 5th, 2011

Event

Tickets to See Nathan at the JBF Include a Signed Copy of MC!

At this spe­cial event on Nov. 16, you can meet Modernist Cuisine author Nathan Myhrvold at the James Beard House in New York City.