Welcome to the Mel in Motion blog: a collection of guides, reflections, and resources on studying gastronomy, moving to Spain, and exploring Basque culture.
What Is Gastronomy? Food, Culture, and Why It Matters (to Me)
Gastronomy isn’t just cooking. It’s food in context: culture, sustainability, science, justice, and story. Here’s what it is, why it matters, and why I’m making it my life’s work.
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What I'm Studying This Semester and Why It Matters
What if graduate school weren’t only about a degree, but about transforming your life intentionally? This semester, I’m at the university in Spain studying gastronomy, but every course addresses something more profound: healing, justice, creativity, and care. From sensory perceptions to ethics of business, this is what I’m learning and why it’s transforming everything.
What Is Gastronomic Science?
Gastronomic Science blends the art of cooking with the rigor of research. Here’s how it’s shaping our understanding of food, flavors, and human experience.
Why I chose the Basque Culinary Center
After years of searching for the right path, I found a graduate program that felt made for me. Here’s why I chose the Basque Culinary Center to study Gastronomic Sciences.
Why I Chose Gastronomy As a Healing Path
This isn’t just a career change. It’s a healing process. Here’s why I chose gastronomy as my way forward. And why food is helping me build a life that finally feels like mine.
The Science of Salt: Why It’s the Backbone of Every Flavor
Salt doesn’t just season food, it transforms it. Here’s the science of why salt is the true backbone of flavor in every cuisine.
The Labor Behind Your Meal: A Closer Look At Fine Dining
Fine dining doesn’t just appear on your plate. It’s the result of immense behind-the-scenes labor. Here’s a closer look at the human effort behind behind the scenes of your luxury meal.
Cooking Like the Ancestors: A Journey Through Basque Food Traditions
Explore how Basque culinary heritage preserves ancestral cooking methods that connect us to land, culture, and memory.
How Playing with Your Food Teaches You More Than Any Textbook
Discover how playful cooking awakens curiosity, creativity, and embodied knowledge that no textbook can replicate.