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: The Daily Feeding
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
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