Chef vs. Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge (2016)

Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course of 90 minutes they cook up some of the nation's best-loved dishes, from starter to dessert, in a head-to-head contest to see who can create the most flavoursome food. Marcus has flair, passion, and experience, while Mark an understanding of cooking at the molecular level and access to state-of-the-art technology. Ultimately the question they will try to answer is this: is cooking a science or an art?
- Released
- 2016-03-23
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jeff Wilkinson
- TMDB rating
- 3.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
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