Chef vs. Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge

Overview

Materialist scientist Professor Mark Miodownik challenges two-Michelin-star chef Marcus Wareing to the ultimate cookery competition. Over the course of 90 minutes they cook up some of the nation's best-loved dishes, from starter to dessert, in a head-to-head contest to see who can create the most flavoursome food. Marcus has flair, passion, and experience, while Mark an understanding of cooking at the molecular level and access to state-of-the-art technology. Ultimately the question they will try to answer is this: is cooking a science or an art?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 23, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC Four

Cast

Mark Miodownik,Marcus Wareing

Director

Jeff Wilkinson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7678546