Dr. Bill Schindler's Eat Like a Human
It’s not about WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat it.
Taking inspiration from Chefs around the world!
However, the modern culinary world is full of visionaries working hard to improve our dining experience by doing innovate things with food. Our research includes working with these incredible chefs and food producers to help us make food our approach to food as delicious and beautiful as possible.
When I was little, it used to drive my father crazy that literally every pen in the house was broken. Our house was full of click pens and I loved to take them apart. My curious mind and fidgety hands couldn’t resist the urge to completely disarticulate the pens and then attempt to reassemble them. …
The modern industrial food system has added yet another link to our enormously long food chain. Every day for the past few weeks I have heard the same ad on the local country radio station on my way into the Modern Stone Age Kitchen. The supermarket chain, Giant, recently launched an advertising campaign for its …
Confidence and pride are inspiring. We are constantly trying to educate ourselves and improve in all aspects of our business. But, no matter where we are in our journey, we are confident and proud of our mission, confident and proud in our approach. And, we are confident and proud of our team. That confidence and …
This past Saturday evening was the culminating meal of our food, culture and history tour through Ireland. The entire group was seated for dinner in the stunning Cellar Bar at the Merrion Hotel. The setting was perfect and one of the reasons we selected the location. Hand cut stone walls gave way to arches that …
Salt is ubiquitous. It can be found in kitchens around the world and listed as an ingredient in practically every recipe ever created! But, despite its prevalence in our culinary repertoire, rarely do we stop and consider how to best make use of the many qualities that salt can provide our cooking. This blog post …
Rise was the perfect distraction for our family while we navigated the early stages of COVID. We baked, and baked and baked. We developed new recipes and dialed in our processes. Christina and Brianna would roll sourdough crackers in the basement kitchen late into the night while listening to Elton John’s Rocketman Soundtrack. I would …
I have this strange personality quirk. Well, I have several, but there is one that I would like to share with you here. I visit places I have heard mentioned in songs that I love. Yes, one of my bucket list items is to stand on a corner in Winslow, Arizona. One day, I’ll make …
You know the saying, you should never judge a book by its cover? Well, that doesn’t hold true for food. In fact, you should ALWAYS judge a food by its cover. For some reason the culinary world has become complacent when it comes to what our food is encased in – and, we consumers have let …
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 20179:00 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 20172:00 PM GALWAYIRELAND (MAP) GOOGLE CALENDAR ICS Jason O’Brien & Bill Schindler will be participating in this year’s Food on the Edge event in Galway, Ireland. Food on the Edge is a coming-together of top international chefs for a two-day Food Symposium in Galway city on the Wild Atlantic Way. …
Cheese has always fascinated me. Ever since I was a young child I have loved everything about the experience of eating cheese. I loved the way it looked, the way it tasted, the way it smelled (well, most of it), and I even loved the texture. My parents also love cheese – and growing up …
In addition to learning as much as humanly possible from food acquirers and producers this project is also about disseminating information to a broad audience. I had a unique opportunity to do just that alongside Chef Kevin Thornton when we co-taught a foraging class in the Wicklow Mountains just south of Dublin, Ireland. Kevin recently opened up his cooking school, Kevin …
Brianna has an insatiable appetite for good – I mean really good – chocolate and well, . . . just about anything sweet. She knows that in order for something containing sugar to be allowed in our house it has to meet three requirements: It had to be made entirely from scratch; It had to …
This morning Christina and I made sure the kids were settled at their schools and rushed as quickly as possible to County Waterford located on the southeast coast of Ireland to meet Marie Power. The drive to the town of Tramore (Trá Mhór, Irish for Big Strand) where we were meeting Marie is a full …
Today, I met with the students in the one-week intensive experimental archaeology class at University College Dublin at the Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture. I was invited to guest teach because the entire day was focused on food and using the experimental approach to understanding food-related technologies in the past. The day kicked off …
The Food Evolutions project is about finding ways to connect modern Westerners with ancient and time-honored food technologies from the past. This weekend I am thankful to have had the opportunity to spend two days fulfilling this mission at the Airfield Food Festival. The Airfield Food Festival was a 2-day festival organized for the public to “engage with …
Tonight was an inspiring night filled with brilliant and passionate speakers! I am thankful to be in attendance honored to be a part this food series titled, Food Literacy: Closing the Knowledge Gap. The event was organized and hosted by Airfield Estate, Dublin’s only 38-acre working farm open to the public, to continue their mission to connect …
“VILLAGE DAIRY” MILK PRODUCTION VISIT Today we had the opportunity to see for ourselves an example of why Ireland is known for such incredible milk! And it is so much more than just the year-round grass that the cows have access to here in the Emerald Isle. What happens after the milk is collected is …
This somewhat secluded beach is easily accessible by car. It overlooks Galway Bay and is bounded by cliffs to north and rocks to the south. The shallow nature of the beach makes it a perfect location to forage for seaweed. When we pulled up in our car Brian was already out on the beach with …
ACQUIRING STARTERS WITH NEIL BARRETT It took a week but I was finally able to replace most of my cultures here in Ireland! Chef Neil Barrett was generous enough to share his sourdough mother, kefir, jun (a kombucha SCOBY that feeds off of honey), and vilili (a traditional heirloom Finnish yogurt). Thanks, Neil for helping me keep my …
SEAFARE WITH KEVIN THORTON Landed in Ireland with the family only 4 days ago and now we are in Belderrig, Northern County Mayo cooking with Michelin Star Chef, Kevin Thornton! Jason O’Brien has spoiled all of us with the most amazing ingredients with which to cook. In addition to the Roundstone Bread, Burma steaks and ground …
