Fermentation isn’t a trend, it’s a technology. GOe is using microorganisms, labs, and culinary creativity to design foods that are delicious, healthy, and sustainable.
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Sensory science turns “cool ideas” into food people love. Here’s how GOe approaches sensory evaluation, chef panels, and consumer insight to design delicious outcomes.

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San Sebastián just gained a new kind of landmark: GOe, Gastronomy Open Ecosystem. It’s not only a building; it’s an ecosystem that connects education, research, entrepreneurship, and public engagement to build a more delicious (and more sustainable) future. Here’s what GOe is, why it matters, and what I’m learning from being in this environment.
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I almost stayed home, but Santo Tomás pulled me into the streets of Donostia, where smoke, corn talo, and txistorra turned a winter day into a living archive. This is the story of a festival rooted in rent, land, labor, and how studying food systems is changing the way I see everything.

My Spanish student visa process via BLS Miami. Documents, insurance, FBI apostille, timing, and what I’d do differently.

I’m moving to Spain for a Master’s in Gastronomic Sciences. Mel in Motion is my honest record of food, culture, and slow courage.

In just a few weeks, I’ll be boarding a one-way flight to Spain with two suitcases, a backpack, and a heart full of anticipation. This isn’t just a move abroad — it’s the beginning of a new chapter rooted in food, culture, and courage. But what does it really mean to start over in your mid-30s? Why Spain? Why now? And what happens when excitement and fear live side by side?

When I chose the name Mel in Motion, it wasn’t just about moving abroad. It was about healing, curiosity, and courage. And a promise to myself to keep growing. Here’s what the name means and why it matters.

What does “motion” mean to you in your own life? Have you ever chosen a name (for a project, a journal, or a dream) that captured more than just words?

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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Food is one of the deepest ways I stay connected to home. As I move abroad, here are the five food-related things I wish I could pack and what they represent.

Which food screams “home” for you? What grocery store item would you miss most if you moved abroad?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Explore how Basque culinary heritage preserves ancestral cooking methods that connect us to land, culture, and memory.

Discover how playful cooking awakens curiosity, creativity, and embodied knowledge that no textbook can replicate.