liquid-nitrogen

Nothing beats smooth, creamy, freshly churned ice cream made from fresh ingredients. Smitten Ice Cream in San Francisco takes it a step further by making ice cream to order with its patented "Brrr" machines, which utilize liquid nitrogen to create its creamy concoctions. Seasonal ingredients are placed into the machine's bowl along with a dairy base and churned…

"Modernist Cuisine is what happens where there's no adult to tell you you've run out of time and money," says Chris Young, chef and co-author of the famously hefty book series. With follow-up volume Modernist Cuisine at Home out this week and his entirely new project, Chefsteps, a free online cooking school, launching next week,…