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...teenagers, were looking for a way to cook that would, in the words of Andrés, "respect the vegetable." In 2003, their pursuit led them to the Polytechnic's Department of Food Engineering, where they knocked on several doors before finally being directed to the lab where Xavier Martínez, Purificación García and Neus Sanjuan had been working for years on vacuum cooking. At first, there was a bit of culture shock as chefs and scientists tried to adapt to each others' way of thinking. "We spent the first month just trying to agree...
...Marc Calabuig, director of International Cooking Concepts, which markets the Gastrovac, notes that one home cook has made the investment, and he expects more to follow. "The line between professional cooking and home cooking is blurring all the time," he says. Although the Gastrovac clearly has show-off potential (Martínez admits his team has already tried impregnating ordinary button mushrooms with the flavor of truffles), Torres and Andrés, who call themselves "artisans," hope it will be used primarily to enhance - not transform - ingredients. Torres himself, for example, uses the machine to prepare desserts like cherries penetrated...
...Mart Drug Deal...
Pharmacists everywhere got headaches after Wal-Mart said it would sell 291 prescription drugs for just $4 a month, starting in the geriatric heartland of Florida before expanding nationwide...
Companies from Wal-Mart to Comcast are developing new ways to offer movies digitally, and Hollywood is game to hook up with all of them. Bob Chapek, Disney's president of home entertainment, says Disney will ultimately work with multiple partners. "We are format-agnostic," he told TIME. Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Pictures, says Sony will probably sell movies through Apple at some point. "We want to see many, many retailers in the business," he says. A few more digitally intrepid movie buffs might help...