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  1. San Jose Mercury News publishes a Top Chef glossary for readers: http://bit.ly/68qDpX
  2. 5 Dining predictions for 2010 from a writer at Nation's Restaurant News: http://www.mymfn.com/?p=2801
  3. Mintel announces their global Consumer Packaged Goods trends for 2010: http://bit.ly/7h8ncZ
  4. Excellent though somewhat damning article in The New Yorker re: the flavor industry. Givaudan flavorist is profiled. http://bit.ly/4F3Lwo
  5. From an insider source: add annatto to anything to increase the perceived "butter intensity." A cheap, lowfat way to make food buttery-er.
  6. From 1st time u smell something, you'll forever link it to the exact memory u experienced. Has nothing to do w/ur age! http://bit.ly/1Zq2a1
  7. Just became a butter "trained panelist. You'd be shocked how many flavors are in butter, & how many you miss when you buy the salted kind!
  8. Philosopher of taste Jacques Puisais, from (where else?) France http://bit.ly/7nSyh
  9. I used to say, "Drink the good stuff first," but new study makes "order bias" clear as mud: depends who's tasting! http://bit.ly/474BX
  10. Excellent blog entry about sensory adaptation with regard to eating, taste, and diet: http://bit.ly/1sBQq5
  11. Kent St food preference study finds gender taste differences among kids. Most research to date has been done on adults. http://bit.ly/4p1PsP
  12. Gary Beauchamp from Monell just confirmed my belief that finding a good salt substitute IS the Holy Grail of the food industry.
  13. Excerpt from Kessler's book The End of Overeating. Good info on the science of taste, too. But very preachy. http://bit.ly/4l0rl1
  14. Study shows ability to develop meaty umami from brassica veggies: http://bit.ly/136hOF (note wonderful meet/meat typo in last paragraph!)
  15. Hottest wine in S. Africa is a Coffee-Chocolate (flavor) Pinotage. Breakfast wine of champions! http://bit.ly/4RL38 & http://bit.ly/27hcy0
  16. Brilliant sampler package from Red Bull. A literal deconstruction of every flavor that you'll experience in their cola. http://bit.ly/zvVnc
  17. Now you can explain to friends -scientifically -why red wine doesn't go with fish:. Hint: the answer is iron-clad. http://bit.ly/1weuiv
  18. Study shows food can be as addictive as drugs. Truly scary if your diet is HoHos, sausage, cake, bacon, & cheesecake. http://bit.ly/1PnDPP
  19. Study shows how food can be as addictive as drugs. Truly scary if your diethttp://bit.ly/1PnDPP
  20. @DoNotGoGently I'm trying to direct-message you CP. Is this working?