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"Cooking, in effect, took part of the work of chewing and digestion and performed it for us outside of the body, using outside sources of energy. Also, since cooking detoxifies many potential sources of food, the new technology cracked open a treasure trove of calories unavailable to other animals. Freed from the necessity of spending our days gathering large quantities of raw food and then chewing (and chewing) it, humans could now devote their time, and their metabolic resources, to other purposes, like creating a culture."

Michael Pollan

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Thursday
Dec052013

Heston Blumenthal on cooking for friends

DateThursday, December 5, 2013 at 9:04PM

Gabriel Tate: Is the pressure greater on you when you cook for guests, or on them when they cook for you?

Heston Blumenthal: Me. I only realised this last year. Young chefs can be a bit cocky and criticise other people. For me, sitting round a table at someone's house and having someone cook for you - it's a real treat. I'm easy to cook for. But what happens if someone comes to my house and I just give them bolognese? They'll wonder why the can't eat the bowl.

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