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Thanksgiving plans

02/29/08 - 02:07 PM

My nephew, who is working on his Ph.D. in mathematics at Stony Brookon Long Island while he inventories egg creams and pizza joints inevery borough, has his own Thanksgiving tradition, separate from thefamily. Every year, he gathers with a like-minded bunch (meaning fellowCal Tech grads) they call Turkey-Tek.

Every year, they creatively combine food and physics in their feast.
One year, it was a fractal pecan pie. fractal pecan pie

Another, a recirculating gravy fountain (with giblets.) gravy

Along the way, they have forayed into liquid nitrogen ice cream.This year, they are going for something a little simpler and aim tomake a cocktail that tastes like pecan pie. So far, they have roastedpecans to perfection and are infusing them in vodka. I'll let youknow...

Originally published 2007-11-12

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A lack of serious ambition, a love of cooking and a degree in Latin naturally led to a career in food writing for Mary Brown Malouf.

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