One of the most inspiring conversations I had with chefs and cooks during my fieldwork was with Milan [not his real name], a young curious cook, who tried to explain to me that every dish needs to make sense and…
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TEXTure matters! What can chefs teach us about story-telling?
Posted in Food Scholar's Digest Tagged with: chef, creativity, elBulli, experience, fieldwork, innovation, meaning, semiotics, text
The Chef is the new genius
When I think of what the new genius, the genius of the 21st century, is like, I can’t help but think of a Chef! Looking at high culture, pop culture, and even the job market, it is clear that the…
Posted in Food Scholar's Digest Tagged with: body, chef, creative process, creativity, experience, genius, innovation
