Food for Thought: The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Taste May 11, 2009

A Roundtable, Tour, and Taste Experience at The French Culinary Institute To Benefit The Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of the Imagination was established to promote an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of creativity and the imaginative process.

The Center creates and supports projects, public forums, research and information gathering which foster cooperation and dialogue among diverse disciplines, while seeking to create public awareness of these efforts.

Details: Panelists Dave Arnold, Serge Becker, Stuart Firestein, Nils Noren and Philip Pearlstein will guide guests in the exploration of the sights, aromas, and tastes of the French Culinary Institute, New York's elite training ground for students of the culinary arts.
The Evening's Schedule:
• Guests arrive and get a tour of the FCI in small groups. They will be able to see students at work cooking and baking all sorts of amazing things.
• Scent and taste demos by Nils Noren, Vice President of Culinary Arts of The French Culinary Institute and former Executive Chef at Aquavit, and Stuart Firestein, Professor of Neurobiology at Columbia University. Guests will nibble on some of the "demonstrations."
• Guests move to another room for more tastings and a panel discussion in the Philoctetes roundtable format.
• After the panel, dessert, tea and coffee will be brought in and guests can get up and mingle.

Official Website: http://www.philoctetes.org