About Rachel-the Intrepid Culinologist

Rachel Zemser, MS, CCS is a food industry consultant who has one foot planted in the artisan soils of San Francisco and the other buried deep in the world of R&D, manufacturing and food science. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Food Science, a Culinary Arts degree, and 17 years of food-industry experience.Latest Tweets
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Category Archives: Debunking False Propaganda!
Cottage Food operations (CFO) are food businesses that are allowed to produce certain non-potentially hazardous foods in their own homes and sell within their local county or state region. Most states allow cottage food operations or have pending legislations or … Continue reading
from Dirt To Digital -Real Food In a Virtual World
I start going through withdrawal if I don’t attend a trade show at least once a month so was thrilled to learn that the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) conference was held in San Francisco this year. This conference … Continue reading
My IFT Wellness 2013
As a food industry trade show junkie, I try to hit as many food shows as possible but somehow I never had a chance to attend IFT Wellness – probably because its in Chicago and I normally live in California … Continue reading
Juice Cleanse 101
The Juice cleanse market has exploded this year! There are fresh “cold press” juice shops showing up all over the place and they typically will either do a fresh press right there on the spot, or you can partake in … Continue reading
A World Without Food Science
This year there were 350 students in the entire United States that graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Food Science. It used to baffle me that so few people choose to enter into a field that is not only fun … Continue reading
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