Hack Attack

January / February, 2012

Anthony Bourdain claims in the Playboy Interview (November) that I "kind of lost the plot" on Top Chef because "molecular gastronomy" has "gone over the top." I am a classically trained chef, and as such, there is nothing wrong with utilizing science as a means to under­stand and improve cooking. As with any art, people of previous generations are resistant to change, but those who are inspired by the old while experiment­ing with fresh ideas are nearly always appre...