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  <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Hervé This is is a French physical chemist who works at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. His main area of interest is molecular gastronomy, or how our knowledge of chemistry and science in general, can be used as a tool to enhance culinary experiences, rather than the purely empirical knowledge which more often than not dictates the rules in the kitchen. With the late Nicholas Kurti, he coined the scientific term &quot;Molecular and Physical Gastronomy&quot; in 1988, which he shortened to &quot;Molecular Gastronomy&quot; after Kurti's death in 1998[1]. While it is often stated that he has a Ph.D in Molecular Gastronomy, his degree is in &quot;Physico-chimie des matériaux&quot; (Physical Chemistry of Materials), for which he wrote a thesis entitled &quot;La gastronomie moléculaire et physique&quot;[2]. He has written several books on the subject which can be understood even by those who have little or no knowledge of chemistry, but so far only two have been translated into English. He also collaborates with the magazine Pour la Science, the aim of which is to present scientific concepts to the general public. He is also a corresponding member of the Académie d'agriculture de France, and, more recently, the scientific director of the foundation &quot;Food Science &amp; Culture&quot;, which he created at the French Academy of Science.

Every month he adds one new &quot;invention&quot; in the Arts and Science section of the website of the three-star chef Pierre Gagnaire.

Although his main focus is on physical chemistry, he also attributes great importance to the emotional aspect of cooking, as the title of one of his books shows: Cooking is love, art, technique.

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  <title><![CDATA[Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Food]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Building a Meal: From Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Malcolm DeBevoise]]></name>
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  <ratings_count>4</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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        <book id="3200518">
  <title><![CDATA[Les Secrets de la casserole]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <published>1993</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Traité élémentaire de cuisine]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Casseroles et éprouvettes]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Cooking: The Quintessential Art]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Pierre Gagnaire]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Révélations gastronomiques]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Los Secreto de Los Pucheros]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <average_rating>2.00</average_rating>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="3951608">
  <title><![CDATA[Los Nios En La Cocina]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Hervé This]]></name>
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  <published>2000</published>  
  
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