posted by Mindy Lvoff As I was discussing how to describe (and understand) “countercurrent chromatography” (CCC) with Dave and our friend, Philip Preston of Polyscience (who stopped by FCI today to hang out for a while), Philip summarized the process as “just another flavor separation technique…” Â Easy to say when you’re a genius, but I […]
(Hey, what is this SkÃ¥l Project anyway?) Good things come in threes… For your skÃ¥l viewing pleasure, here are some sets of three skÃ¥ls: Three photos of two brothers: Three old-school 4 star French chefs: Two Bloggers and a Rock and Roll Manager makes three: And three ballet dancers!  Finally, we’d like to introduce you […]
Posted by Mindy Lvoff While I was in LA a few weeks ago, I checked in with Dave by phone and he asked how close I was to San Jose… Â It turns out that he had purchased yet another centrifuge and wondered whether or not I wanted to pick it up and fly it home. […]
Posted by Mindy Lvoff Our loyal reader and regular commenter, Patricio Wise, wanted to import our SkÃ¥l Project to Mexico.  In order to truly uphold the spirit of the SkÃ¥l Project, Patricio knew that your average, everyday bottle of Aquavit just would not do – he needed a bottle of Cooking Issues Aquavit.  Yet how […]
Posted by Mindy Lvoff We’re adding a new page to our SkÃ¥l Project: our WANTED List. It’s a list of celebrities that we want… no, NEED to come in and skÃ¥l. At the top of our SkÃ¥l Wish List sits none other than Max von Sydow… The reward? Your own personal bottle of Cooking Issues […]
