Cocktails & the Smells of the Universe with Harold McGee
Campari Academy UK’s Tristram Fini is joined by researcher and author Harold McGee (On Food & Cooking/Nose Dive) for a discussion on the evolution and importance of his works over the past 40 years and how his latest text, Nose Dive, can really help us understand the way in which our sense of smell enriches the total human experience.
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