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Chef v Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Is cooking a science or an art?

Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course of 90 minutes they cook up some of the nation's best-loved dishes, from starter to dessert, in a head-to-head contest to see who can create the most flavoursome food. Marcus has flair, passion, and experience, while Mark an understanding of cooking at the molecular level and access to state-of-the-art technology. Ultimately the question they will try to answer is this: is cooking a science or an art?

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Apr 2019 00:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Miodownik
Participant Marcus Wareing
Producer Jeff Wilkinson
Director Jeff Wilkinson
Executive Producer Jonathan Renouf
Production Manager Maximilian Brunold

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