About 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 almost 15 years of food-industry experience.Latest Tweets
- Grocery Shopping in Philadelphia: The Whole Foods Problem | The Philly Post http://t.co/8vCEY4dC 10 hours ago
- tomorrow I will make kefta, a meatball made with lamb and @cawalnuts from Turkey and I am making @cawalut milk tonight with my soy machine! 2 days ago
- today I made my vegan dehydrated kale chips w/ @cawalnuts and red pepper, yeast extract and tahini- delicious-12 hrs in the dehydrator 105F 2 days ago
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Video: Beard Awards Food Safety Interview With Andrew Zimmern May 2010
The James Beard Awards are coming up. Last year I got to chat with Andrew Zimmern about food safety. Who will I speak to this year on the red carpet???
Posted in Food Safety, James Beard Awards, Videos
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Video: James Beard Awards Wylie Dufrense on the Red Carpet
The Intrepid Culinologist and Wylie Dufrense discuss whether he will win a 2010 Beard Award for his creative cuisine at WD50 (NYC)
Video: The Intrepid Culinologist Takes On James Beard May 2009
The official James Beard Photographer (Robert Zemser) and The Intrepid Culinologist harass celebrity chefs and tell them to join the Research Chef Association
Posted in James Beard Awards, Videos
Tagged Bret Thorn, James Beard Awards 2009, Jose Andreas, robert danhi, Tom Colicchio
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CIA Produce First-R&D Chefs and Produce Sponsors Cook Together
What happens when a group of casual dining chefs get together with lots of produce… They make some great food!