Three weeks after Esquire restaurant man John Mariani bashed molecular gastronomy for the the 30th time, cookbook author Colman Andrews boldly writes a defense. Quote: "Mariani's remarkable contention that avant garde cuisine has had no influence is so far off base as to be absolutely stunning." Andrews compares rap and hip-hop to molecular gastronomy because they're "everywhere today." [TDM]
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