The authors of The Perfect Meal examine all of the
elements that contribute to the diner s experience of a meal
(primarily at a restaurant) and investigate how each of the
diner s senses contributes to their overall multisensory
experience. The principal focus of the book is not on flavor
perception, but on all of the non-food and beverage factors that
have been shown to influence the diner s overall
experience.
Examples are:
* the colour of the plate (visual)
* the shape of the glass (visual/tactile)
* the names used to describe the dishes (cognitive)
* the background music playing inside the restaurant (aural)
Novel approaches to understanding the diner s experience
in the restaurant setting are explored from the perspectives of
decision neuroscience, marketing, design, and psychology.
2015 Popular Science Prose Award Winner.
About the author
Charles Spence is Professor of Experimental Psychology and Head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University.
Betina Piqueras-Fiszman was Consumer and Sensory Researcher at the Crossmodal Research Laboratory in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University and is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at Wageningen UR.
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