Periodic Table of Dessert

April 30th, 2003

The Periodic Table of Dessert by Andrew Plotkin.

The subtitle - A Scientific and Rigorous approach to patisserie — in Full Color - is about right. Not only does the chart cover all the delights you’d expect in a serious look at desserts (Chocolate, Ginger, Coffee, Banana, Grand Marnier), but Plotkin even finds room for such essential, yet oft-overlooked, elements as Little Silver Balls and Poppy Seed. And finds them just the right place in the sequence.

This topic clearly merits further detailed study, including lots of … ah … fieldwork. I can feel my arteries hardening already…

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3 Responses to “Periodic Table of Dessert”

  1. Gary Farber Says:
    May 6th, 2003 at 3:09 am

    Thanks. Swiped this link. (Being home with pneumonia does wonders for my blogging. I recommend it!

    Okay, maybe not.)

  2. Andrew Plotkin Says:
    May 6th, 2003 at 5:49 pm

    I only just noticed that you’d noticed me…
    thanks!

  3. John Says:
    May 6th, 2003 at 11:21 pm

    Gary F: Between your current illness and Avedon Carol’s rapid post-op return to blogging, it’s become clear to me that I’m just a weakling. Heck, it doesn’t take much more than a mild bout of ‘flu to stop me blogging. Perhaps I need to throw myself down the stairs when I get up tomorrow and see if I can break a leg…

    Andrew P: No problem. I’m glad to have been able to help spread the word. If the overseas shipping costs were more reasonable and I wasn’t spent out on DVDs and books, I’d probably have bought a poster too.

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