Gastrophysics: The Science of Dining from Restaurant to Party Tricks

The answer is gastrophysics, the new area of sensory science pioneered by Oxford professor Charles Spence. Now he’s stepping out of his lab to lift the lid on the entire eating experience – the weight of cutlery, colour of the plate, background noise – and tap into its true potential. Whether dining alone or at a dinner party, in a restaurant or even in space, he reveals how to understand what we’re tasting and influence what others experience – providing takeaways we can all savour.