A Taste of Molecules: In Search of the Secrets of Flavor (Women Writing Science)
"...this is a gentle and charming introduction to the world of food science. As a piece of storytelling...[it] has it all--lively characters, wonderful prose and enough different sub-stories to keep you...turning [the] page." --Shot of Science"While the title,A Taste of Molecules, may sound technical or overly scientific, it is in fact a very pleasant and easy read filled with anecdotes from the author's youth, her travels and her relationships with food as well as people...conjuring up images of warm family dinners, long hours spent gathered around the table and, of course, scrumptious dishes. Just in time for the holidays, I'd say." --Flanders Today "Her enquiring journalistic style - Fresquez was special correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Europe for many years - produces an excellent scientific travelogue that may well generate as many questions in readers' minds as it manages to solve." --Chemistry World "It's a fascinating read, about the science of taste and taste in relation to memory, written in a way that laypeople can understand easily." --The City Sweet Tooth