Presentation is Key

Do you eat with your eyes?  Studies suggest that this old saying may have some truth to it.  A group at Oxford University tested the idea that diners find artistically presented meals more appealing, according to The Guardian.  The team presented a sampling of people with one of 3 salads with identical ingredients, each arranged…

The Influence of Taste Perception

You may think that ingredients are ingredients and a recipe is a recipe, and as long as those stay the same the taste of the end product will remain the same.  However, that is not necessarily the case.  As it turns out, the way we taste food actually goes beyond just its flavor.  All of…