Ep 266: The Food Matrix: Exploring Flavor, Film, and Creativity with Dr. Bryan Quoc Le
Update: 2025-09-26
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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:
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
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?
- 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?
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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