Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti
Chef Raymond Blanc chooses the physicist, Professor Nicholas Kurti, who helped him with his leaky puff pastry and souffles that refused to rise
The chef Raymond Blanc nominates his mentor and friend, the physicist Professor Nicholas Kurti.
Kurti was born in Hungary but fled to Oxford when Hitler came to power. Pushing the frontiers of low-temperature physics during his career, he went on to create鈥榤olecular gastronomy鈥� in retirement. Raymond Blanc approached Kurti after a lecture the professor gave in his 80s. Blanc asked to help him understand the science behind his trials with leaky puff pastry and souffles that wouldn鈥檛 rise. Kurti agreed and so began a friendship of fun and great respect.
As Raymond Blanc says; 鈥淚magine! Two complete geniuses!鈥�
Raymond Blanc also promises to give Matthew 鈥淭he best steak of your life鈥�.
Presented by Matthew Parris and produced by Ellie Richold in Bristol for 蜜芽传媒 Studios Audio
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