Max Gets TESTED at the Exploratorium

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of Mythbusters sent their friend Will Smith (no, not THAT Will Smith) to Maxime’s presentation at the Exploratorium last week. Watch the interview above, and check tested.com next week, when, insiders say, they’ll put hyperdecantation to the test!

Want to learn more about the Striped Mushroom Omelet? Check out our recipe and video here.

Nathan’s Decision to Leave Microsoft

Nathan Myhrvold left his postdoc research with Stephen Hawking to write software and become Microsoft’s first chief technology officer. So after 14 years on the job, what could possibly pull him away from that? Nathan tells Big Think, “It is always an issue when you’re good at something to say, do I keep getting better at that thing or do I switch to something else?” Of course, for Nathan, it wasn’t just one thing. He founded a company, excavated dinosaurs, and, lucky for us, explored the art and science of cooking. Watch the video below or read the article on bigthink.com.

Breaking News: We Won at IACP

Pop the champagne–we just won the prestigious book award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals for Modernist Cuisine, in the category of professional kitchen books. This is reason enough to celebrate, but on top of this great honor, MC also won IACP’s design award as well as the organization’s newly created award for “visionary achievement,” which recognizes excellent execution in culinary publishing. MC coauthor Maxime Bilet accepted these awards in New York on behalf of Nathan Myhrvold and the Modernist Cuisine team. Check back later this week to hear what Maxime has to say about the IACP conference and the awards.