Cesar Vega Morales's guest appearances

Cesar Vega Morales

PeasOnMoss Podcast

Joshua Smith

Erik Jones

Kenji Lopez-Alt

Pierre Thiam

Ali Bouzari

Shawn Wenner

Phoebe Smith

Rachel Zemser

Adam Yee

Jessica Goldstein

Rachelle Boucher

Kimberly Schaub

Gary Nowacki

Andrea Zeng

Michael Bunn

OwlTail

I first met Dr. Cesar Vega Morales at the Modernist Cuisine kitchen laboratory. He was conducting blue-sky research and exploring the application of food science in commercial kitchens, and I was cooking and learning. He had just edited The Kitchen as Laboratory book, a collection of food essays teaching profound lessons in the science of food. He also served as one of the expert reviewers of Nathan Myrvold's Modernist Cuisine.  Today he is a Principal Research Scientist working for Mars in the Netherlands, and he has spent his last several years working in researching and developing affordable, nutritious foods that both meet the health needs of the target population while also meeting the financial requirements to keep the entity in business. Cesar explains why he chose to get a PhD in food science and how it is a way to quicken your career progression but isn't a shortcut. He also draws a distinction between product development and product design, and why it's important to know your desired end result before getting started. Want to join the conversation? Sponsor the show? Email  and get details.

S2E09: Mars Food Scientist Dr. Cesar Vega Morales on Product Design vs Product Dev