nudging without noodging I owe thanks to many people at Scribner and Simon & Schuster Maria Guarnaschelli commissioned this revision with inspiring enthusiasm, and Scribner publisher Susan Moldow and S&S president Carolyn Reidy have been its committed advocates ever since Beth Wareham tirelessly supervised all aspects of editing, production, and publication Rica Buxbaum Allannic made many improvements in the manuscript with her careful editing; Mia Crowley-Hald and her team produced the book under tough time constraints with meticulous care; and Erich Hobbing welcomed my ideas about layout and designed pages that flow well and read clearly Jeffrey Wilson kept contractual and other legal matters smooth and peaceful, and Lucy Kenyon organized some wonderful early publicity I appreciate the marvelous team effort that has launched this book into the world I thank Patricia Dorfman and Justin Greene for preparing the illustrations with patience, skill, and speed, and Ann Hirsch, who produced the micrograph of a wheat kernel for this book I’m happy to be able to include a few line drawings from the first edition by my sister Ann, who has been prevented by illness from contributing to this revision She was a wonderful collaborator, and I’ve missed her sharp eye and good humor very much I’m grateful to several food scientists for permission to share their photographs of food structure and microstructure: they are H Douglas Goff, R Carl Hoseney, Donald D Kasarda, William D Powrie, and Alastair T Pringle Alexandra Nickerson expertly compiled some of the most important pages in this book, the index Several chefs have been kind enough to invite me into their kitchens — or laboratories — to experience and talk about cooking at its most ambitious My thanks to Fritz Blank, to ... grateful to several food scientists for permission to share their photographs of food structure and microstructure: they are H Douglas Goff, R Carl Hoseney, Donald D Kasarda, William D Powrie, and Alastair T... few line drawings from the first edition by my sister Ann, who has been prevented by illness from contributing to this revision She was a wonderful collaborator, and I’ve missed her sharp eye and good humor very much...I thank Patricia Dorfman and Justin Greene for preparing the illustrations with patience, skill, and speed, and Ann Hirsch, who produced the micrograph of a wheat kernel for this book