 Heston Blumenthal is celebrated for creating increasingly unusual dishes |
A chef whose restaurant was voted the best in the world is to be awarded an honorary degree at the University of Reading, it has been revealed. The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire, is owned by Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal.
It earned the title of world best thanks to dishes such as quail jelly and snail porridge.
The university said the degree recognised Mr Blumenthal's pioneering molecular gastronomy approach to food.
Novel approach
Professor Donald Mottram, of the university's School of Food Biosciences, said: "While Heston has been developing a novel approach to food at his restaurant... he has had frequent contact with the School of Food Biosciences.
"He visits for discussions on all sorts of aspects of food science.
"He and his staff also helped students on the food product development modules.
"He is recognised as the leading authority on 'molecular gastronomy' the relationship between chemical and physical properties of food and its presentation and perception by humans."
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