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7Up 49
12 Chairs (restaurant) 189
AC/DC (band) 207
Achatz, Grant 25, 84, 206, 210–11, 224, 248
aging population 85–6
Air France 150
airline food 146–59
and background noise 151–4
and reduced air pressure 154–6
airports 30
alarm clocks, bacon-scented 234–5
“Alcoholic Architecture” (installations) 35
allergies 190
Aleu, Franc 207
Alice in Wonderland (Carroll) 209
Alicía Foundation 46
Alinea (restaurant) 25, 34, 84, 95, 202, 206, 210
American Airlines 158
Andrés Carne de Res (restaurant) 212
Apollinaire, Guillaume 250
Applied Predictive Technology 258
aroma see fragrance; smell (sense)
Aromafork 32–4
Arrop (restaurant) 182
art
“Art and the Senses” conference 122
Artesian (bar) 102
Arzak, Elena 226
Arzak, Juan Maria 224
aspartame 239
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon 51
atomizing food 30–31, 91, 245, 251
augmented reality 228–30, 233–4
ballet 218
bananas 64
Barnett-Cowan, Michael 103
Barrett, Felix 212
Batali, Mario 74
beer 27–9
Betty Crocker cake mixes 193–4
Bieber, Justin 113–14
bitterness 1–2, 12, 16–18, 44, 85
Blake, Anthony xix
bloggers 239
Blue Apron 255
“blue plate special” 48
Blumenthal, Heston xiii, xix, 3–5, 24–5, 96, 122, 150, 155, 209, 230
Bocuse, Paul 51
Body Mass Index (BMI) 59
Bond, Jason 209
Boring, Edwin 2
bottles 45
Bottura, Massimo 68
brain scans 11–12
Bras, Michel 250
breakfast cereal, sounds made by 80
Breathe Right nasal strips 154–5
Brickman, Sophie 246
Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme 9, 176
British Airways xix, 150, 158–9
broccoli 18
Brooklyn Fare (restaurant) 189
Brown, Byron 162
Brydon, Rob 105
elBulli (restaurant) 200
Busaba Eathai 140
Café Royal 200
Caines, Michael xxvi
calorie counting apps 240
Camarena, Ricard 182
Caminada, Andreas 226
car design 67
carbonated drinks 72
Carmina Burana (Orff) 126
Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) 126
Catit (restaurant) 53
cell phones see smartphones
El Celler de Can Roca (restaurant) 9, 207–8, 232
Cerutti, Frank 83
“Chambers of Flavour” experience 213
Chang, David 201
change blindness 164
charcuterie boards 139
Chef vs Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge (BBC) xxi
chefs
celebrity chefs 63, 150, 195–6, 239, 253
personal 189
Cheskin, Louis 180
Chilean sea bass 6–7
Chipotle (restaurant chain) 115
chocolate 32, 35, 37–8, 43–5, 105, 164, 198
choice, attitudes to 191–2
choice blindness 165
citizen science 257
climate change 261
cocktail party effect 181
latte art 220
from a paper cup 27
coffee machines, noise of 67
coffee shops, seating 116–17
personalized 177–8
influence on tasting experience 40–43, 125–6
of plates and cups 46
Concerto app 240
Congliaro, Tony 26
conversation 133–4
Coogan, Steve 105
Cooke, Ed 162
value placed on self-prepared food 193, 255
Coppola, Francis Ford 113
coriander 14
cork taint 16
Costa (coffee shops) 19
“Counting Sheep” (dish at The Fat Duck) 25, 101–2
craft beers 28
Crawford, Isla 93
crispiness 73–4
crisps (potato chips) xviii, 74, 105
crunchiness of 68–9
packaging 77–80
Crossmodal Research Laboratory xvii, 41, 79, 97, 113, 230, 257
Crown Packaging 27–8
Crumpacker, Bunny 48
crunchiness xx–xxi, xxii, 69–75, 152
in home cooking 81–2
Cruz, Jordi 202
Culinary Institute of America 133
cups
impact of shape and color 47
personalization 179–80
plastic lids 27
Curtis, Hayley 20
Cut (restaurant) 197
cutlery xxi–xxiii, xxvi–xxvii, 107, 157, 254–5, 265
on airlines 157
baked bean spoons 232–3
digitized or augmented 236–7
eating without 88, 92–4, 102–3, 246, 252
fur-covered 100
impact of material on taste 157
redesigning 93–102
sonic 230
titanium 157
wooden 95–6
Deliveroo 254
dementia 174–5
DePaula-Santos, Matheus 63
desserts, “painted” at the table 203
dietary requirements 190
DigiScents 235
digital lollipop 237
Dinner in the Sky 204–5
dinner parties
personalizing 189
telematic 143–4
Dive (restaurant) 204
DiverXo (restaurant) xiii
divorce 132
The Dorchester Hotel 52
Downton Abbey (television drama) 183
dry ice 31
Ducasse, Alain 52
Dunbar, Robin 135–6
Eat with Your Hands (Pelaccio) 102
Eater.com 35
EatWith 144
The Edict (Ehrlich) 65
Eenmaal (pop-up restaurant) 138–9
eggs 239–40
Ehrlich, Max 65
Einstein, Albert 248
The Electric House (film) 220
Electrolux Cube (concept restaurant) 204
Eleven Madison Park (restaurant) 184–6, 201, 210, 258
Ella’s Kitchen 224
endorphins 136
endowment effect 180
La Enoteca (restaurant) 220
entomophagy 261
L’Entrecôte (restaurant chain) 169, 191
EverCrisp app 87
experience, meals as 200–218
experience economy 200
factory farming 13
farms, phoney 8
The Fat Duck xiii, xvi, 24, 25, 135, 196
miniature sweet shop 187–8
sound experiments 230–32
“Sound of the Sea” xix, 129, 230–32, 244
tasting menu 101
Fäviken (restaurant) 9
fingers, eating with 88, 102–3
fish 6–7
flavor xvii, 1–2, 36, 89–90, 151–3
Fleischer, Richard 261
Flight BA2012 (pop-up restaurant) 147
floating foods 102
Flowers, Ivan 138
Fluxus movement 214
Flynn, Caroline 49
food hacking 261
food porn see gastroporn
Foodini 220
Foodography 53
FoodPairing 256
atomizing food 30–31
as cue to remind dementia patients to eat 174–5
delivered digitally 233–6
synthetic 33–4
used for scene setting 24–5
see also smell (sense)
Fraunhofer Institute 149
Freeman, Eleanor 19
free-range food 13
Freixa, Ramón 84
Frizzell, Nell 130
Fuad’s (restaurant) 189
Fukasawa, Naoto 107–8
funding, for research xvii
fur 100–101
Future Shock (Toffler) 200
Futurists see Italian Futurists
gadgets 247–8
Gallace, Alberto 107
gastrophysics, definition xii
promotes unhealthy food 59–60, 64
Gatorade 42
Gelinaz dinners 207
genetic differences, and perceptions of taste and smell 15
Gerard, John 14
Gesamtkunstwerk 260
The Ghost Food Truck (art installation) 37–8
Gidleigh Park (country house hotel and restaurant) xxvi
gifts, as aide-memoires 167
Gill, A. A. 105
gin 42
Gingerline 213
glasses, design and materials of 28–30, 156–7
Goji Kitchen & Bar (hotel/restaurant) 128
Golub, Chris 115
Gramercy Tavern (restaurant) 184
Granini bottle 108
Graze 19
Grimod de la Reynière, Alexandre 213
Guidara, Will 201
gustatory stimulation 36
Häagen-Dazs 240
Hacquard, Alain 250
Hall, Lee 209
hamburgers 102
hands, eating with 102–3
Hard Rock Café (restaurant chain) 116, 128
Hardee’s (restaurant chain) 127
Heathrow Airport 30
Heineken, textured cans 109
Helgebostad, Rasmus 232
HelloFresh 255
Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von 40
Heston’s Dinner (restaurant) 217
Hilton Doubletree hotels 36
honey 77
Hotel Único 84
The House of Wolf (restaurant) xix, 169
Humm, David 201
hunger 58
Hungry City (Steel) 135
I Eat You Eat Me (performance art) 141–2
IBM Chef Watson 256
ice 264
ice cream, savory 4–5
Ikeda, Kikunae 1
Il Giambellino (restaurant) 102
Illy 199
Im2Calories 241
imagined consumption 62–3
Inamo (restaurant) 224
inhalers 35
intolerances 190
Italian Futurists xx, xxiii, 31, 34–5, 42, 90–91, 198, 214, 244–63
Ithaa (underwater restaurant) 204–5
Jaarsma, Mella 141
James, William 161
Japan 224
Jay-Z 184
Jif lemon juice 107–8
junk food 264
Just Eat 113
Kahneman, Daniel 194
Keaton, Buster 220
Kinsman, Juliet 202
The Kitchen Cabinet (BBC Radio) 33
Kit-Kat 81
Knöferle, Klemens 67
Knowles, Alison 214–15
Kokiri Labs 227
kokumi 1
Korsakoff’s Syndrome 174
Kosser, Steffan 153
Köster, Ep 173
Kotler, Philip xxv, 110–11, 200
Krishna, Aradna 260
Krug Shell 87
La Merde, Jacques 49–50
Landgraf, Albert 53
language differences 73–4
Lawson, Nigella 59
Leith cookery school 70
Lepinoy, Sebastian 51
Life of Pi (Martel) 103
Lipton iced tea 108
live food 104
lobster 147
local food 201
London Gin Company 42
lone eating see solo dining
low-fat food, impact on perceptions of taste 13
loyalty programs 188
Macbeth (Shakespeare) 212
Madeleine’s Madteater 210
Magdalen Arms (Oxford gastropub) 139
Magnum ice creams 81
Make a Salad (performance art) 214–15
Makr Shakr 241
Marinetti, F. T. 31, 38, 90–91, 100, 198, 246, 249–50
scent-based 36–7
Marks and Spencer 55–6
Martel, Yann 103
Mashkoori, Joseph 189
MasterChef (BBC) xxi
meat
lab-grown 261
perceptions of taste 13
mega-cities 261
Mehta, Jehangir 189–90
Mehta, Zubin 207
Melba toast 82
memory xiv, 24, 25–6, 122, 160–76
hacking 175
and personalization 187–8
stickiness of 166–8, 171, 174–5
menus 171
changing 169
lack of choice 191–2
as stories 209
Messi, Lionel 232
mezze 139
microwave ovens 66
Milliman, R. E. 115
mindful eating 172
minimalist decor 119
Miodownik, Mark xxi
misophonia 78
mobile phones see smartphones
Moët & Chandon 178
Moley Robotics 243
Momentum Machines 242
Momofuku (restaurant chain) 201
Mondelez International 45
monosodium glutamate 1, 23, 151
Montbar (restaurant) 50
Moto (restaurant) 34, 221, 245
Mountford, Suz 213
“Mouth Jockey” 86–7
mouthwash 42
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 214–15
Mugaritz (restaurant) xvi, 9, 67–8, 88, 216, 235
mukbang 56–8
Muñoz, Dabiz xiii
mushrooms 151
music 82–3, 111, 207–9, 247, 251
on aircraft 153
classical 114–15
composed to match the food 207–9
impact on perceptions of taste 85
influence on spending 114–15
influence on wine tasting 125–6
in supermarkets 111–12
sweet and sour 125–6
with takeaway meals 113–14
tempo 115–16
names
of foods and dishes 5–6, 8, 12
and personalization 177–8, 180–82
NASA 221
Naylor, Rupert 258
Nespresso coffee 67
No Salt (pop-up restaurant) 238
noise, background 82–4, 137, 151–4
Noma (restaurant) 8, 88, 96, 104, 117
North, Adrian 114
nostalgia 187
Nosulus Rift headset 234
nutrition 13, 132, 201, 249–50
Ode (meal reminder for dementia patients) 174–5
Ogilvy & Mather 192
Okajima, Katsuo 229
olfactory change blindness 164
olfactory design 27
olfactory dinner party 35
Oliver, Raymond 149
The Omnivorous Mind (Allen) 75, 82
OpenTable 188
opera 126
oral-somatosensory stimulation 36
originality 246
packaging 27
aromatic 32
eating or drinking from 107–8
images on 58
impact of color and shape 49–50
multisensory 107–9
sounds made by 77–81
weight 106
Pain Quotidien (restaurant chain) 140
accused Roncero of stealing ideas 244
palate, cleansing xiv
Paltrow, Gwyneth 106
Parker, Robert M. Jr. 15–16
Parkinson’s disease 237
Parlour (restaurant) 203
Parmesan cheese 151
Parr, Harry 35
Pavlov, Ivan 67
peaches xiv
Pelaccio, Zakary 102
Pelliccia, Gennaro 19
PepsiCo 32
Perception Fixe (blog) 63
Perez, Paco 220
The Perfect Meal (Spence & Piqueras-Fiszman) 261
The Perfectionist’s Café 30
performance art 214–17
Perry, Neil 150
personalization 177–99
Petrie, Jockie 153
Philips Research 241
photographing food 51–4
The Physiology of Taste (Brillat-Savarin) 9, 176
picnics 258
Pier Four (restaurant) 110
Pizza Hut (restaurant chain) 168, 183, 219, 258
Planet Hollywood (restaurant chain) 128
impact of shape and color 46, 48, 265
use of tablet computers as 225–7
pollack 7
Pollan, Michael 194
popping candy 82
pork 15
pornography 64–5
portion sizes 133
potato chips see crisps (potato chips)
presentation 51, 61–2; see also food porn
impact on perceptions of taste 10–12
price comparison apps 240
privacy 185–6
product, tangible and total 110–11
Project Nourished 227–8
propolis 77
protein, videos of 54–6
psychology xii
psychopathy, and a preference for bitter-tasting food 18
psychophysics xv
Puck, Wolfgang 197
Punchdrunk Theater 212
Qantas 150
QR codes 240
Quantum of the Seas (cruise ship) 242
queues 169
Quick Fruit packaging 108
railway stations 30
The Rainforest Café (restaurant) 120
Rayner, Jay 138
reduced sugar foods 173
restaurants
creating a memorable experience 170–72, 201–17
home delivery 254
interactions with staff 168
ordering first 136–7
origins of 140–41
personalized service 182–9
solo diners 137–9
Ritual Meal (performance art) 215–16
Robinson, Jancis 16
robots, as chefs and waiters 219, 241–3, 253
Rogg, Sean 259
Roller, Justin 185
Roncero, Paco 206
accused of stealing Pairet’s ideas 244
Rosny, Antoine 140–41
Royal Caribbean cruises 241–2
Royal Festival Hall 204
royal jelly 77
Rumani, Camille 144
Saint-Saëns, Camille 126
salads 7
salt/saltiness 4–5, 75, 77, 149, 152, 157, 173, 195–8, 238
Salve Jorge 133
Samuelsson, Per 68
San Pellgrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 118, 201, 206
sandwiches 194–5
satiation 36
Scandinavian Airlines 147
scent see fragrance
Scentee 234
Science Museum 257
Scott, Harry 130
sea bass 6–7
Seamless 113
seasoning 195–8
seating 116–17
Self, Will 178–9
self-prioritization effect 179–81
Senderens, Alain 122
sensory dominance 43
Setting the Table (Meyer) 183
Seurat, Georges 260
The Sex Life of Food (Crumpacker) 48
shapes of food, impact on perceptions of taste 43–5
Sharing Dinner (performance art) 142–3
sharing food 139–43
Shiv, Baba 18
shops, use of enticing fragrance 36–7
silent dining 84
Simone, Nina 113
Simun, Miriam 37
Sinatra, Frank 113
“The Singleton Sensorium” 123–4
Sitwell, William xxi
Skenes, Joshua 117
Skype 143
slow food movement xxii
Slush Puppy 42
smartphones 52, 133, 135, 137–8, 163
apps controlling kitchen devices 239
meal-sharing apps 144
scent-enabled apps 235–6
orthonasal and retronasal 21–3, 27
see also fragrance
Smell-O-Vision 26
Smith, Barbara 215–16
smoke, scented 203
snacks 106
“Snail Porridge” 8
“Snap, crackle and pop” 80
Snapple 80
social dining 130, 133–7, 139–45, 160
social media 51–5
benefits 134–5
problems of 130–33
Solo Per Due (restaurant) 190
Solyent Green (film) 261
Songster, Miriam 37
sonic chip experiment 68–71, 230, 239
of food preparation 84
and perceptions of flavor 82, 122
personalizing 230–32
sonically enhanced food and drink 85–7
trademarking 80–81
“Sound of the Sea” (dish at The Fat Duck) xix, 129, 230–32, 244
space travel, designing food for 221
spices, grinding 67–8
Spielberg, Steven 204
Spotted Dick 7
Springate, Andrew 80
squid 104
staff (in restaurants) 168
Starbucks (coffee shops) 177
status quo bias 180
steak 43, 48, 61, 191, 195, 197–8, 227
Steel, Carolyn 135
Steele, Lockhart 35
stein glasses 29–30
Stevenson, Dick 134
strangers, eating with 140–43
strawberries 208
Studio William 95
Sublimotion (restaurant) 201, 203, 207
SunChips 78–80
sustainability 261–2
Sutherland, Rory 192
The Sweet Shop 187–8
sweeteners, artificial 239
sweetness
color of 41–2
smell of 22–3
“Synaesthesia” events 30, 41, 91
Tabl (curated social dinners) 145
table d’hôte 191
Tablecrowd 144
tables 118
tablet computers, serving food from 225–7
tactile dinner parties 90–91
Tafelmusik 208
takeaway meals 113
taste
delivered by electrical tongue stimulation 237–8
distinct from flavor 1–2
impact of shape and color 40–50
perception of 89–90
Taste: What You’re Missing (Stuckey) 106
tasting menus 26, 49, 101, 139, 186, 190–91, 201, 244
Tate Modern 214
Taverna del Santopalato 245
TCA (tri-chloro-anisol) 16
tea 164–5
television 133
eating in front of 172
link to increased food consumption 134
temperature 206
testosterone 15
influence on flavor 88–92
plating 202
This, Hervé xxi
ticketing of restaurants 211, 255
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar (restaurant/bar) 119
tongue 2
Top of the Market (restaurant) 138
Total Recall (film) 174
touch (sense) 88–109
Trans-World Airlines 158
trigeminal nerve 1
The Trip (television show) 105
TripAdvisor 25
truffle oil 33
Tubular Bells (Oldfield) 126
Turandot (Puccini) 126
Typing Room (restaurant) 202
UberEats 144
ugli fruit 7
ugly food 62–3
Ultraviolet (restaurant) 8, 122, 129, 206–7, 258
Union Square Cafe (restaurant) 184
United Airlines 150
van der Veen, Karin 233
van Goor, Marina 139
Vaportini 35
Vautrin, Ionna 87
Vedett 178
Venga 188
vertical farming 261
Vile Bodies (Waugh) 35
vinegar 30
Viora Ltd 27–8
virtual reality 227–30
VizEat 144
Vogelzang, Marije 142–3
Volkswagen 67
voyeurism 56–7
Wagamama (restaurant chain) 140
Wagner, Richard 260
Waldorf Project 259
Wansink, Brian 56
Wareing, Marcus xxi
waste 133
water
drinking 264
sparkling 43–4
Waugh, Evelyn 35
weather 257
Weeny Weaning (restaurant) 224
weight problems 132
Weiss, Allen 250
Wescott, Lee 202
whisky 123
White, Marco Pierre 120–21, 195–8, 200
White Heat (White) 195
Wilde, Oscar 135
windows 128
wine
descriptions of 92
high altitude 155
influence of color and music 111–12, 114, 125–6
lists 223
pricing 11–13
Wong, Amanda 78
Wonka, Willy 211
World Health Organization 59
Yau, Alan 140
Yeomans, Martin 5
Young, Chris 262
Youssef, Jozef 30, 41, 91, 95, 210, 218, 255
Zampini, Max 68