[Sca-cooks] Marcels Quantum Kitchen, a Syfy Original Series.

David Walddon david at vastrepast.com
Sun Mar 20 10:04:21 PDT 2011


Renaissance Italian or Modernist. 
Nothing in between for me! 

Eduardo 

On Mar 20, 2011, at 9:27 AM, Huette von Ahrens wrote:

> Amazon lists the price as being $461.62, but they say it isn't in stock.  I checked several other sources and some places want even more enormous sums for this set.  One place wants over $1000.00 for it while Powells, usually a reasonable source, wants $702.
>  
> If this book had been Medievalist Cuisine, I would be willing to fork over the Amazon price, but for something modern?  No.  However, if you should decide to purchase this, let us know and hopefully you will be willing to share some of the recipes with us.
>  
> Huette
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 3/20/11, David Walddon <david at vastrepast.com> wrote:
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> From: David Walddon <david at vastrepast.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Marcels Quantum Kitchen, a Syfy Original Series.
> To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 8:29 AM
> 
> 
> What is the cheapest anyone has seen this at? 
> I have been thinking of buying it (mostly because I think Johnna is right it will be "one of those books") but I REALLY don't want to spend $650. I have seen it for $485. ANyone else? 
> Eduardo 
> 
> On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Johnna Holloway wrote:
> 
>> Marcel just competed on Top Chef All Stars with some success.
>> I suppose this allows people to see what Molecular Gastronomy is all about from a safe distance.
>> 
>> It's not like many people can afford the 6 volume $650 Modernist Cuisine. It's not going to be available on any library shelves except in a very few collections. It may become one of those sets that people talk about and have never seen.
>> http://modernistcuisine.com
>> (I gather it's sold out of the initial 6000 copies. Out of stock with no delivery date now. Kitchen Arts and Letters says they have gone to reprint.)
>> 
>> Johnna
>> 
>> On Mar 20, 2011, at 12:21 AM, yaini0625 at yahoo.com wrote:
>> 
>>> Sadly, I have been aware of it for sometime. Right now it is the closes thing to actual science fiction on the SyFy channels. He does look a bit older. I have not been a fan of Marcel since Top Chef.  But, who knows.
>>> Aelina
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Johnna
>>> Marcel has his own series on SyFy!
>>> Premieres Tuesday March 22 at 10/9c
>>> http://www.syfy.com/marcelsquantumkitchen/
>>> No doubt with several servings of foam.
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