Category: Podcasts
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Ever since I saw Chewie and CP30 playing hologram chess in Star Wars as a kid, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of creating virtual images and worlds. A generation later, I more fascinated than ever by what we now call augmented and virtual reality. I’m especially intrigued about where these new technologies intersect with…
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A hypothetical question: What do you do for a second act after spending a good chunk of your teens and twenties building one of the leading product review sites in the US? You start a company to reinvent one of those product categories you used to review. At least that’s what you do if you’re…
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CES 2018 is in the books. It was a hectic week packed with smart kitchen news and showcases. Mike was on the floor in Las Vegas and reveals the big trends (voice activation everywhere!), the cool news stuff (guided cooking!), and the countertop dishwasher he calls “sexy.” Take a listen for all the in-depth analysis…
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We are increasingly able to measure, quantify and understand flavor through digital technology. In this episode of the Smart Kitchen Show, I talk to Daniel Protz of FlavorWiki about how his company is developing a system that that measures consumer taste and preferences for food. You can listen to this episode by clicking play below, download…
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It’s a well known fact within the packaged food business that billions of dollars are wasted every year on bringing food products to market that don’t succeed. So what if we could use machine learning and predictive algorithms to create products with a much higher success rate? That’s what we talk about on this week’s…
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At this year’s Smart Kitchen Summit, Mike Lee of the Future Market said that personalized data profiles are a huge unmet opportunity in food. I agree with Mike, and the more I’ve thought about it, the more I see blockchain as being pretty critical to the creation of secure, decentralized data profiles. But, of course,…
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Will you want a robot waiter at a fancy dinner?
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We’re expanding our podcast initiative here at The Spoon because the format is perfect for longer, more nuanced discussions about food and technology. Because we want our podcasts to be awesome, I went looking for some expert advice and called up Dan Pashman. Pashman is the jovial host of The Sporkful, a fun food podcast…
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The recipe is having a moment. Yes, the recipe, which some have called dead, is fast becoming the center of action in the digital kitchen as publishers, food brands and startups like Chicory want to help consumers make purchase decisions within the recipe itself. My guest for this podcast is Yuni Sameshima, the CEO of…
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Last month, celebrity chef, Tyler Florence, proclaimed on-stage at our Smart Kitchen Summit that “recipes are dead.” Well, Christopher Kimball of Milk Street took issue with that, and on podcast discussion he says Florence is “dead wrong.” Kimball believes that recipes are still necessary to teach people technique and that printed cookbooks, despite Florence saying…
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Phil Tessier is a busy guy. In his day job as culinary director for Hestan Smart Cooking, he’s spent the past couple years working with a team of software developers, hardware makers and culinary experts to bring a new smart cooking system in the Hestan Cue to market. He’s also spent much of the past…
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It’s the SKS17 wrapup, the indispensable “director’s cut” accompaniment to the Smart Kitchen Summit.
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