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Breathe in the natural and cultural history of scent with this richly illustrated book inspired by the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents.

In a world awash with cooking shows, food blogs and recipes, the art of flavour has been surprisingly neglected. The multibillion-dollar flavour industry practises its dark arts by manipulating synthetic ingredients, and home cooks are taught to wield the same blunt instruments: salt, acid, sugar, heat. But foods in their natural states are infinitely more nuanced than the laboratory can replicate - and offer far greater possibilities for deliciousness. Chef Daniel Patterson and natural perfumer Mandy Aftel are experts at orchestrating ingredients, and here they teach readers how to make the most of nature's palette. The Art of Flavour proceeds not by rote formula but via a series of mind-opening and palate-expanding tools and concepts: using a flavour 'compass' to find the way to transformative combinations of aromatic ingredients; pairing ingredients to make them 'bury' (control) one another and 'lock' (achieve an alchemy that transcends the sum of the parts); learning to deploy cooking methods for maximum effect; and the seven 'dials' that allow a cook to fine-tune a dish. With more than sixty recipes that allow the cook to grasp each concept and put it into practice, The Art of Flavour is food for the imagination that will help cooks at any level to become flavour virtuosos in their own right. From The Flavour Bible on, flavour has been a particular focus of recent interest, but no one has Patterson's and Aftel's unique perspective on it, their combined expertise, or their winning blend of ideas, information, recipes and cooking and perfuming lore. The Art of Flavour is a thinking person's cookbook that uses recipes to instil principles for creating delicious food at home, larded with fascinating information on the history and science of flavour that make it a great armchair read as well

Celebrating our most potent sense, this work explores the profound connection between smell and our appetites through five influential figures in the fragrant world. Acclaimed as a trailblazer in natural perfumery, the author has spent over two decades sourcing the finest aromatic ingredients globally and creating artisanal fragrances, advocating for the transformative power of scent. Each featured aroma—cinnamon, mint, frankincense, ambergris, and jasmine—reflects different aspects of human desire and experience. Cinnamon evokes a hunger for the exotic, while mint connects us to the familiar. Frankincense speaks to our longing for transcendence, ambergris embodies curiosity, and jasmine represents our yearning for beauty. Alongside a captivating exploration of the history and philosophy of scent, the book provides essential scent literacy and includes recipes for creating fragrances and edible concoctions. Vintage line drawings enhance the experience, making it both a treasured gift and an engaging read.

Renowned perfumer Mandy Aftel explores the primal nature and fundamental importance of aroma in everyday life, teaching people about the nature of smell and the idea of "olfactory consciousness" in Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume.

From Simon & Schuster, The Story of Your Life is Mandu Aftel's guide to becoming the author of your experience.Using examples from literature and life and a range of imaginative thinking and writing exercises, Aftel guides us in the creation of an artful existence, full of the complexity, insight, and excitement of a great novel.