The art of plating: a point-by-point color guide.
Plating. Color wheel. Pointillism. And what A Sunday on La Grande Jatte teaches us about serving a feast of colors for the eyes.
January 11, 2017
Tagged “colors”
14 posts
As-salting the greens.
Chlorophyll. Organic acids. Atom and ions. And one very simple trick to keep greens green.
January 11, 2017
If I micelle so, you are looking fat and white.
Light scattering. Fats. Micelles. And why whole milk is whiter than fat-free milk (and sweetened condensed milk is yellow).
January 11, 2017
A cut above the rest.
Precision. Plastics. Usability. And how a pair of scissors’ design made it a kitchen staple.
January 11, 2017
Eggs-tra white.
Light scattering. Molecular size. Wavelengths. And how physics and chemistry turn transparent egg white to opaque white.
January 19, 2016
See stars and the Sun in your kitchen.
Cooking temperature. Wavelengths. Electromagnetic spectrum. And what the colors of space tell us.
December 3, 2015
Do you see what I see?
Photoreceptors. Cone cells. Tetrachromats. And why different species see different colors.
December 2, 2015
Colors!
Additive. Subtractive. Wavelengths. And the amazing things colors do for food.
November 24, 2015
Why it is not easy staying green.
Heat. Acids. Denaturation. And what happens to chlorophyll during cooking.
October 12, 2015
It's not easy being green, unless you let go of some hot air.
Reflection. Air. Chlorophyll. And how water makes green vegetables look brighter.
October 12, 2015
Rare, medium, or well done?
Myoglobin. Denaturation. Meat. And the science behind how you want your steak done.
August 29, 2015
Have you ever tasted light?
UV. Wavelengths. Colors. And why colored glass bottles prevent violation of your wine.
August 29, 2015
Colors of the vino.
Glass. Metals & Oxides. Periodic Table. And what gives wine bottles and other glass bottles their colors.
August 23, 2015
Oxygen, you turn me(at) red.
Protein. Oxygen. Colors. And why raw and cooked meats have different colors.
July 31, 2015