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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Latest Blog Posts
Category Archives: Research and Development
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
I was Chef for a day @Moto
I won the golden ticket! Yes, literally I won a ticket when I ate at ING back in October and the prize was dinner for two at Moto and the opportunity to be head chef for the day. Ok, maybe not … Continue reading
Posted in Molecular Gastronomy, Research and Development, The Daily Feeding
Tagged homaro cantu, ING, miracle berry, moto, RCA, research chef association
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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
A diet that INCLUDES Walnuts is good for you… Read On…
I wanted to direct your attention to the new findings published today in the NEJM that reports a Mediterranean Diet supplemented with walnuts reduced the risk of stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Please let me know if you would like me … Continue reading
Posted in Research and Development, The Daily Feeding, Walnuts
Tagged health, mediterranean diet, omega-3, walnuts
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How To Sell To A Food Scientist- A Suppliers Guide
A supplier asked me the other day: “How do I connect with my food scientist R&D clients and get them to buy my ingredients versus someone else’s?” He started asking me about Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter, or about organizing … Continue reading