Gastrophysics

Resumen del libro

Why do we consume 35% more food when eating with one more person, and 75% more when with three? Why are 27% of drinks bought on aeroplanes tomato juice? How are chefs and companies planning to transform our dining experiences, and what can we learn from their cutting-edge insights to make memorable meals at home?

These are just some of the ingredients of Gastrophysics, in which the pioneering Oxford professor Charles Spence shows how our senses link up in the most extraordinary ways, and reveals the importance of all the 'off-the-plate' elements of a meal: the weight of cutlery, the placing on the plate, the background music and much more. Whether dining alone or at a dinner party, on a plane or in front of the TV, he reveals how to understand what we're tasting and influence what others experience. Mealtimes will genuinely never be the same again.

Biografía del autor

Charles Spence es director del Laboratorio de Investigación de Modalidad Cruzada (Cross-Modal) y catedrático de Psicología Experimental de la Universidad de Oxford. Ha pasado las últimas dos décadas investigando el modo en que percibimos el mundo a nuestro alrededor, ganándose así una reputación internacional como experto en percepción multisensorial y diseño de experiencias. Ha asesorado a varias multinacionales como PepsiCo, Unilever o Nestlé y ha realizado investigaciones con varios chefs de renombre mundial, entre ellos, Ferran Adrià.