This week, Christophe Lavelle shares his double passion for science and for cooking

• Christophe left engineering studies for the freedom of research science. And then he jumped from physics to biology for his PhD studies
• He thinks science makes him a better cook and cites lots of specific examples
• He describes his very free mentoring style and questions what makes a good mentor
• He describes his chaotic ‘schizophrenic’’ interdisciplinary interests
• What has to be done has to be well done - else don’t bother doing it
• He tells us that the ‘wow’ in the lab is when you finally understand something, but the ’wow’ in the kitchen is when you don’t understand something.

He mentioned these institutions, researchers and resources

• National Museum of Natural History : https://www.mnhn.fr/en
• Handbook of Molecular Gastronomy : https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Molecular-Gastronomy-Scientific-Foundations-Educational-Practices/Burke-Kelly-Lavelle-Kientza/p/book/9781466594784
• Je Mange donc Je Suis : https://www.museedelhomme.fr/fr/je-mange-donc-je-suis

To find out more about Christophe visit his websites or follow him on Twitter

• Food Lab 2.0 : https://food20.fr/chercheur/christophe-lavelle/
• Lab website : https://biophysique.mnhn.fr/fr/annuaire/christophe-lavelle-9027
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/kristoflav

To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :

• Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
• LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20

More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/