BY: TY WAGONER One of my favorite family traditions is “jelly bean roulette.” Nothing makes a person squirm quite like the question of “is this peach or vomit?” and it is amazing how flavor scientists can stimulate our “smell...
BY: ALEX PIERCE Have you ever woken up with a stuffy nose and realized you couldn’t smell your food like you did the day before? Well, if you have had this experience, it is quite unsatisfying. You already don’t...
Name: Bryson C. Bolton Education: BS in Food Science and Technology from Alabama A&M University MS in Food Science with a concentration in Sensory Science from Cornell University Job title: Sensory & Consumer Research Manager Company:...
IFTSA recently made changes to our Board of Directors structure and recruitment process to reflect our growing, global organization. Ultimately, IFTSA is eager to find the right people, equip them as leaders, and deliver on a strategic plan to...
Name: Patrice Ann-Marie Lyon Title: Graduate student pursuing master’s degree in Food Science at Kansas State University IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Carbohydrate Division, Dairy Foods Division, and the Product Development Division How did you...
BY: ALEX PIERCE Have you ever heard of Hagelschlag? If so, you are either well traveled or Dutch. You are also very lucky because Hagelshlag is a culturally derived personification of Heaven. Imagine it being perfectly acceptable to put...
By: Danielle Robertson Rath Is it just me, or does everyone dread Thanksgiving dinner? I’m all for eating copious amounts of food and expressing the many things for which I am thankful. However, when family gatherings roll around, I...
By: Amelia Chen I specifically made sure I had a giant bag of pretzels for my trek from Wisconsin to California, knowing the rest of my diet would be supplemented with leftovers from my stops along the way. And...
By: John Gleeson Boo…if Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, that would make Hallowe’en the most magical and mystical time of the year. It’s no surprise food plays a central role in Hallowe’en; it evokes mental...
By: Alex Pierce As Halloween arrives, ‘trick or treat’ is a popular phrase used to get a handful of delicious, sweet morsels. But what if you did get tricked? What if instead of a chocolate malt ball, you were...