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Heston Blumenthal (born 1967) is the head chef of The Fat Duck, a three Michelin-starred restaurant in the village of Bray in Berkshire.
He is self-taught and has only been cooking "seriously" for 9½ years, according to an interview with the Observer in 2004.
His reputation is based upon his constant and meticulous scientific examination of food. This includes both the chemical processes subjected to food structures during cooking, and also the inherent physical properties of foodstuffs. He regularly collaborates with scientists such as Dr Peter Barham, Reader of Physics at Bristol University and author of the book The Science of Cooking, and Dr Charles Spence, an experimental psychologist at the University of Oxford, with whom they experimented on the use of headphones whilst eating.
Blumenthal's more experimental dishes include bacon and egg ice cream and snail porridge.
He is a regular contributor to newspapers such as The Guardian.
External links
- An interview in the Observer Newspaper, 2004
- Guardian newspaper article on Blumenthal's collaborations with academics
- Who´s Who of Chefs