The Perfect Meal: The Multisensory Science of Food and Dining
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Charles Spence
- ISBN：1118490827
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Summary
The authors of The Perfect Meal examine all of the elements that contribute to the diner's experience of a meal （primarily at a restaurant） and investigate how each of the diner's senses contributes to their overall multisensory experience。 The principal focus of the book is not on flavor perception， but on all of the non-food and beverage factors that have been shown to influence the diner's overall experience。
Examples are:
the colour of the plate （visual） the shape of the glass （visual/tactile） the names used to describe the dishes （cognitive） the background music playing inside the restaurant （aural） Novel approaches to understanding the diner's experience in the restaurant setting are explored from the perspectives of decision neuroscience， marketing， design， and psychology。
2015 Popular Science Prose Award Winner。
Examples are:
the colour of the plate （visual） the shape of the glass （visual/tactile） the names used to describe the dishes （cognitive） the background music playing inside the restaurant （aural） Novel approaches to understanding the diner's experience in the restaurant setting are explored from the perspectives of decision neuroscience， marketing， design， and psychology。
2015 Popular Science Prose Award Winner。
Reviews
Gretchen Rubin
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A fascinating look at the scientific research behind the experience of eating in a restaurant—everything from menu design， to weight of cutlery， to color of plate， to the way food is described。 Fun fact: if you're eating Pad Thai in a restaurant in the U。S。， ketchup is probably a key ingredient。 Who knew？ A fascinating look at the scientific research behind the experience of eating in a restaurant—everything from menu design， to weight of cutlery， to color of plate， to the way food is described。 Fun fact: if you're eating Pad Thai in a restaurant in the U。S。， ketchup is probably a key ingredient。 Who knew？ 。。。more
Renaud Vincent
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Really interesting content and knowledge base。Has a reference list for each chapters， which will be useful for further readings。
Rasheed Abdullah
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I was listening to a radio program and I heard someone speaking about all of the non-taste factors that go into enjoying a meal。 They said this is all detailed in a book titled The Perfect Meal。 My curiosity was piqued so I bought the book。The Perfect Meal is a scientific look into what are the factors for the enjoyment of a meal—a VERY scientific look。 In fact， too scientific。 There is some fascinating information in this nearly 400 page book but not so fascinating it deserves 400 pages。 To kno I was listening to a radio program and I heard someone speaking about all of the non-taste factors that go into enjoying a meal。 They said this is all detailed in a book titled The Perfect Meal。 My curiosity was piqued so I bought the book。The Perfect Meal is a scientific look into what are the factors for the enjoyment of a meal—a VERY scientific look。 In fact， too scientific。 There is some fascinating information in this nearly 400 page book but not so fascinating it deserves 400 pages。 To know that sounds， smells， colors， textural touching and more go into enjoying a meal is captivating stuff but it’s dulled down by the overly-scientific nature of its presentation。To begin with the book’s chapters are subdivided like a text book。 For example， chapter 1 has 1。1， 1。2， 1。3， etc。 which just harkens back to being in biology class。 Then there are the terms: orthonasal， retronasal， gastronomy， entomophagic， and other multisyllabic terms that make your eyes roll back into your head。 The last of the painful authorship were the frequent parentheses for references or just added musings， and the notes at the bottom of most pages that were digressions that seemed to randomly pop into the authors’ heads。This book made me realize A。） I’m not that much into food and B。） I’ll never be as much into food as the authors are。 I could never truly get into this book even if the gist of the book worked great on a brief radio segment。 。。。more
Tara Brabazon
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