foodie gift for someone - a six volume, 2,400-page book set called "Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking" that teaches science-based techniques for preparing food. Weighing in at a mere 48 pounds its author, Nathan Myhrvold, has said he has absolutely no idea how the public will receive epic book.
Or the discoveries along the way by the former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft.
"Galileo proved that heavier objects don't fall faster. And prior to Galileo, everyone sort of assumed that heavy object fell faster. Well, Galileo tried it and turns out they don't fall faster. By the same token, plunging food into cold water doesn't make it cool, well it does make the thing cool faster, but if you expect this wave of cold — the core of the food will maintain the same temperature to a tiny fraction of a degree."
"Modernist Cuisine" comes out on Mar. 14 and can be pre-ordered through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
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