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Time:8pm
Where:The Bell House
149 7th St.
between 2nd and 3rd avenues
Brooklyn,NY
718.643.6510
Cost:Free
The Secret Science Club presents “A Night of Chemistry and Culinary Experimentation” with NYU Chemist Kent Kirshenbaum & Chef Will Goldfarb. The “Secret Science Club” is heating up the Bell House with more slow-cooked lectures, brain-boggling brews, and sweet ’n’ savory sounds!
Food glorious food! Spicy pork tacos. Neopolitan pizza. Chocolate crème brulee. These mouth-watering menu items can dazzle and delight the senses. But break them down into their parts and they’re merely ingredients: flour, raw meat, tomatoes, etc. Broken down further, they’re chemical elements of the periodic table, forming chains of amino acids and polymers. NYU Chemist Kent Kirshenbaum explores the interface between science and food so that we can better understand what goes into our mouths and tummies. Chef Will Goldfarb creates futuristic desserts and down-home dishes using innovative, research-driven techniques. Together, they are founders of the Experimental Cuisine Collective which probes the “properties, boundaries, and conventions of food.” They discuss:
–What are kitchen chemistry & molecular gastronomy?
–Are chemicals (gulp) good for us?
–How does a scientific understanding help the average eater or chef?
–What mysterious concoction can they cook up on stage?
Kent Kirshenbaum is a professor of chemistry at NYU where he studies and creates new macromolecules in his lab; Dr. Kirshenbaum was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Career Award for “outstanding achievements in science” and a featured scientist on the Food Network’s “Food Detectives.” Will Goldfarb is an award-winning chef and the founder of WillPowder (a source for experimental pastry products); chef Goldfarb was the subject of a New Yorker magazine profile titled “The Dessert Lab,” and recently squared off on the Food Network Challenge: Ice Cream Clash.
Before & After
–Groove to freshly chopped tunes
–Stick around for highly nutritional Q&A
–Try our brain-boggling brew of the night (containing elements from the “BEERiodic Table”)
Free. Just bring your smart self! Doors open at 7:15 pm. Limited seating. Please bring ID: 21+