Index

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3D food printing 220–23, 228

7Up 49

12 Chairs (restaurant) 189

AC/DC (band) 207

Achatz, Grant 25, 84, 206, 210–11, 224, 248

Adrià, Albert 200, 211

Adrià, Ferran 3, 200, 211

Aduriz, Andoni 200, 262

advertising 54–6, 58, 81

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

Allen, John S. 75, 82

Alzheimer’s disease 47, 174–5

American Airlines 158

amuse bouche 40–41, 167, 251

Andrés Carne de Res (restaurant) 212

anosmia 14–15, 86

Apollinaire, Guillaume 250

Applied Predictive Technology 258

aroma see fragrance; smell (sense)

Aromafork 32–4

Arrop (restaurant) 182

art

food as 215–17, 250, 260–61

installations 35, 215

“Art and the Senses” conference 122

Artesian (bar) 102

Arzak, Elena 226

Arzak, Juan Maria 224

aspartame 239

L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon 51

atmosphere 110, 123–5

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

blind taste tests 165–6, 173

bloggers 239

Blue Apron 255

blue foods 42–3, 244–5

“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

Bompas, Sam 21, 35, 104, 232

Bond, Jason 209

Boring, Edwin 2

bottles 45

Bottura, Massimo 68

bowl food 106–7, 265

brain scans 11–12

branding 10, 173–4

Bras, Michel 250

bread 75, 168, 182

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

Cadbury 20, 45, 173

Café Royal 200

Caines, Michael xxvi

calorie counting apps 240

Camarena, Ricard 182

Caminada, Andreas 226

Cantu, Homaro 34, 220–21, 245

car design 67

carbonated drinks 72

Carmina Burana (Orff) 126

Carnival of the Animals (Saint-Saëns) 126

Casamia (restaurant) 232, 258

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

champagne 87, 178

Chang, David 201

change blindness 164

charcuterie boards 139

cheese 23, 43–5, 46, 151

Chef vs Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge (BBC) xxi

chefs

celebrity chefs 63, 150, 195–6, 239, 253

personal 189

robotic 219, 241–3, 253

chef’s table 189, 202–3

ChefSteps 239, 255, 262

Cheskin, Louis 180

children 19, 175

Chilean sea bass 6–7

Chipotle (restaurant chain) 115

chocolate 32, 35, 37–8, 43–5, 105, 164, 198

3D printed 222–3, 233

choice, attitudes to 191–2

choice blindness 165

chopsticks xxiii, 265

citizen science 257

climate change 261

cocktail party effect 181

coffee 19, 23, 32, 35, 36, 46

latte art 220

from a paper cup 27

coffee machines, noise of 67

coffee shops, seating 116–17

Coke/Coca-Cola 49, 81, 173

personalized 177–8

cola 10, 22

color 5–6, 127, 258

influence on tasting experience 40–43, 125–6

miscoloring food 244–5, 252

of plates and cups 46

The Colour Lab 125–6, 258

Concerto app 240

Condiment Junkie 123, 208

Congliaro, Tony 26

conversation 133–4

Coogan, Steve 105

Cooke, Ed 162

cooking at home 75, 132, 262

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

stale 82, 87

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

textured 94–5, 100

titanium 157

weight xxvi, 96–9, 237

wooden 95–6

Dairy Milk 45, 173

dance 207, 218, 259

darkness, eating in 121, 137

decor 112–13, 118–22, 127–8

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

Dunford Wood, Jesse 183, 203

duration neglect 161, 167

Eat with Your Hands (Pelaccio) 102

Eater.com 35

“eatertainment” 207, 217

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

family meals 132, 143

farms, phoney 8

fast food 102, 105

The Fat Duck xiii, xvi, 24, 25, 135, 196

“Counting Sheep” 25, 101–2

use of cutlery 88, 96–8, 101

miniature sweet shop 187–8

personalization 182, 185

sound experiments 230–32

“Sound of the Sea” xix, 129, 230–32, 244

storytelling 170, 209–10

tasting menu 101

Fäviken (restaurant) 9

fingers, eating with 88, 102–3

fish 6–7

fish and chips 30, 102

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

fragrance 123, 264

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

Frito-Lay 78, 178

Frizzell, Nell 130

Fuad’s (restaurant) 189

Fukasawa, Naoto 107–8

funding, for research xvii

fur 100–101

furniture xxiv, 116–18

Future Shock (Toffler) 200

Futurists see Italian Futurists

gadgets 247–8

Gagnaire, Pierre xvii, 250

Gallace, Alberto 107

gastrophysics, definition xii

gastroporn 39–40, 49, 51–65

increases hunger 58, 64

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

Gilmore, J. H. 120, 200

gin 42

Gingerline 213

glasses, design and materials of 28–30, 156–7

global warming 37, 261

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

Hayward, Tim 191, 253

headphones 129, 230

healthy eating 13, 59–60, 132

Heathrow Airport 30

Heineken, textured cans 109

Helgebostad, Rasmus 232

HelloFresh 255

Helmholtz, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von 40

herbs 14, 34

Heston’s Dinner (restaurant) 217

Hilton Doubletree hotels 36

Hobkinson, Caroline xv, 95

honey 77

hospital food xvii, 47–8

Hotel Único 84

The House of Wolf (restaurant) xix, 169

humidity 155, 206, 228

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

Ig Nobel Prize xix, 68

Ikea effect 192–3, 255

Ikeda, Kikunae 1

Il Giambellino (restaurant) 102

Illy 199

Im2Calories 241

imagined consumption 62–3

Inamo (restaurant) 224

Indian food 169, 256

inhalers 35

insects, eating 75–7, 104

Instagram 51, 54, 60

intolerances 190

Italian Futurists xx, xxiii, 31, 34–5, 42, 90–91, 198, 214, 244–63

Ithaa (underwater restaurant) 204–5

Jaarsma, Mella 141

jam 76, 164–5

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

Kellogg’s 80, 178

Kinsman, Juliet 202

The Kitchen Cabinet (BBC Radio) 33

Kitchen Theory 41, 91, 218

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

left-handedness 58, 182, 188

Leith cookery school 70

Lepinoy, Sebastian 51

lettuce 73, 82

Life of Pi (Martel) 103

lighting xx, 121, 126–9

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

magic 207, 210

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

marketing 8, 54–6

scent-based 36–7

Marks and Spencer 55–6

Martel, Yann 103

Martin, Denis xiv, xv

Mashkoori, Joseph 189

MasterChef (BBC) xxi

McDonald’s 117, 130

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

menthol 1, 2

menus 171

changing 169

digital 219, 223–5

fixed price 189, 191

lack of choice 191–2

as stories 209

Messi, Lionel 232

metallic (taste) 1, 2

Meyer, Danny 183–5, 223

mezze 139

Michel, Charles 83, 99–100

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

loudness 115–16, 128, 137

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

neurogastronomy xiii, xvi, 10

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

nouvelle cuisine 51, 250

novelty in foods 13, 35

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, Jamie 63, 119

Oliver, Raymond 149

The Omnivorous Mind (Allen) 75, 82

OpenTable 188

opera 126

oral referral 22, 25, 90

oral-somatosensory stimulation 36

originality 246

oysters 105, 122

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

Pairet, Paul 8, 122, 206–7

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

pasta 7, 248

Pavlov, Ivan 67

peaches xiv

peanut butter 37–8, 76

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

Pine, B. J., II 120, 200

Pizza Hut (restaurant chain) 168, 183, 219, 258

Planet Hollywood (restaurant chain) 128

plates xxi, 106, 255

impact of shape and color 46, 48, 265

size 62, 264–5

use of tablet computers as 225–7

pollack 7

Pollan, Michael 194

popping candy 82

pop-up restaurants 169, 200

pork 15

pornography 64–5

portion sizes 133

potato chips see crisps (potato chips)

presentation 51, 61–2; see also food porn

pricing 201–2, 210, 227

impact on perceptions of taste 10–12

price comparison apps 240

Pringles (crisps) 69–70, 78

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

atmosphere xxiv, 110

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

The Right Cup 32, 41

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

saffranel 30, 33

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

seasonality 3, 223

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

smell (sense) 15, 21, 89, 106

orthonasal and retronasal 21–3, 27

see also fragrance

Smell-O-Vision 26

Smith, Barbara 215–16

Smith, Barry 91, 155

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

social networking 136, 144–5

solo dining 137–9, 189

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

sonic seasoning xv, 252

sound xviii–xix, 66–87

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

soundscapes 207–9, 252, 259

space travel, designing food for 221

spices, grinding 67–8

Spielberg, Steven 204

spoon feeding xiii, 141–2

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

Sticktion 166–8, 171, 190

strangers, eating with 140–43

strawberries 208

straws, drinking 92, 264

Stuckey, Barb 78, 106

Studio William 95

Sublimotion (restaurant) 201, 203, 207

sugar xx, 239

reduced sugar foods 13, 173

SunChips 78–80

supermarkets 8, 160, 165

supertasters 16–17, 18

sustainability 261–2

Sutherland, Rory 192

The Sweet Shop 187–8

sweeteners, artificial 239

sweetness

color of 41–2

smell of 22–3

synaesthesia 22, 258–9

“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

tapas 139, 211

taste

delivered by electrical tongue stimulation 237–8

distinct from flavor 1–2

expectations of 4–5, 10–13

impact of shape and color 40–50

perception of 89–90

taste buds 2, 19–20

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

technology 133, 225–7, 247–8

television 133

cookery shows 59–60, 64

eating in front of 172

link to increased food consumption 134

temperature 206

testosterone 15

texture of food 72, 152, 264

influence on flavor 88–92

theatrical dining xxv, 201–17

plating 202

This, Hervé xxi

ticketing of restaurants 211, 255

Tickets (restaurant) 50, 211

Toffler, Alvin 158, 200

tomato juice 146, 151

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

Trotter, Charlie 150, 183

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

umami 1, 2, 151

Unilever xiv, 69, 108, 164

Union Square Cafe (restaurant) 184

United Airlines 150

van der Veen, Karin 233

van Goor, Marina 139

vanilla 15, 22

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

waiting times 168, 169

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

Welch, William 95, 97

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

tasting 11–13, 16, 91–2, 166

Wong, Amanda 78

Wonka, Willy 211

World Health Organization 59

Yau, Alan 140

Yeomans, Martin 5

yolk-porn 54–5, 240

Young, Chris 262

Youssef, Jozef 30, 41, 91, 95, 210, 218, 255

Zampini, Max 68