Ep 266: The Food Matrix: Exploring Flavor, Film, and Creativity with Dr. Bryan Quoc Le

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Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

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Ep 266: The Food Matrix: Exploring Flavor, Film, and Creativity with Dr. Bryan Quoc Le

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

58 minutes

1 month ago

Ep 266: The Food Matrix: Exploring Flavor, Film, and Creativity with Dr. Bryan Quoc Le

📒 SHOW NOTES

In this episode of Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby, Damien sits down with Dr. Bryan Quoc Le, Ph.D., a food scientist, consultant, and author of 150 Food Science Questions Answered.

Bryan’s career is a masterclass in curiosity-driven storytelling — one that filmmakers, storytellers, and creatives will find both inspiring and familiar.🎬 What’s inside this episode:

A story worth filming: How Bryan’s 2,000-mile walk across America sparked his lifelong obsession with taste, survival, and the science of food.
The art of structured storytelling: Why Bryan’s book 150 Food Science Questions Answered reads like a collection of perfectly crafted short films — each one with a setup, conflict, and resolution.
From science to screen: Bryan’s collaboration with Emmy Award-winning filmmakers on The Food Matrix, exploring the philosophy and science of flavor.
Bridging industries: How food science, media, and film all share a core principle — making complex ideas clear, engaging, and human.
Big takeaways: Lessons from food science that resonate with filmmaking — clarity, curiosity, pacing, and respecting your audience’s attention.
The central question: The deceptively simple obsession that drives all of Bryan’s work: What makes food taste good?

📚 Along the way, we’ll spotlight some of the book’s most fascinating questions:

Should you put hot food straight into the fridge?
Is raw milk really safe to drink?
Do soy and fish sauce need refrigeration once opened?
Do canned and frozen fruits and vegetables actually lose nutrients?

For filmmakers and creatives, this episode is a reminder that the best stories don’t always come from Hollywood. Sometimes, they come from a lab, a kitchen, or even a long walk across America.

W: https://www.mendocinofoodconsulting.com/bryanquocle

W: 150 Food Science Questions Answered: Cook Smarter, Cook Better

W: https://www.proceragin.com

W: https://www.statesmenmarinades.com

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