On today’s THE FOOD SEEN, Scott Heimendinger, aka The Seattle Food Geek, brings the schools of science and cooking together via Modernist Cuisine at Home, a cookbook that will change the way you think about food. For Scott, a scientific background (IBM, Microsoft) combined with the chance encounter of a slow-poached sous-vide egg at Maria Hines’ Tilth restaurant, emulsified his past skill set with kitchen intrigue, guiding him to his latest job as, Director of Applied Research for Modernist Cuisine at The Cooking Lab. From the must have countertop tools and conventional cooking gear, to stocking up on a “Modernist” pantry, this episode will give you all the insight into the wonders of Wondra flour, how to fry the best chicken wings, making the meltiest cheese with sodium citrate, and will still have you craving for more of the over 400 recipes! This episode has been sponsored by Fairway Market.

"It can't be right because somebody said so or because that's how its' always been don.e The numbers need to add up and the equation needs to be balanced. Being a scientist of any kind can make you more rigorous as a cook." [10:00]

"It turns out that teaspoons and tablespoons are not very precise!" [24:00]

"There's no reason to think informal food deserves any less treatment than formal foods. We have an entire chapter on chicken wings in Modernist Cuisine at Home." [34:00]

-- Scott Heimendinger on THE FOOD SEEN

Erin Jang spent years as a designer in the publishing world, working with Rachael Ray, Esquire, and Martha Stewart. For her apropos project, FOOD SKETCHES, she now illustrates her favorite dishes, seen as abstract shapes, lines, colors, forms, textures, though easily identified if you’ve ever had Flour Bakery’s Boston Cream Pie or the Kung Pao Pastrami at Mission Chinese Food. All this from the girl who wanted nothing more than Lunchables as a child, but instead, was sent to school with bulgogi and perilla leaves. FOOD SKETCHES is the visual feast she could have only dreamed of! Don't miss today's episode of THE FOOD SEEN! This program has been sponsored by Rolling Press. Thanks to Cookies for today's music.

"I love doing design work publications where the writing is super interesting." [10:00]

-- Erin Jang on THE FOOD SEEN

This week on Snacky Tunes we get a taste of Portland's best coffee with guest Spencer Moody of Stumptown Coffee Roasters. From roasts light to dark they cover it all. Stay tuned then for a live in-studio set by Warm Ghost. This episode is sponsored by Full Service