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    Good Food

    Taste Like a Pro

    Sensory Spectrum's Gail Vance Civille and Judy Heylmun taste food professionally. They teach courses called "Identifying the Flavor Spectrum" and "Psychophysical Principals and Sensory Evaluation."  Getting trained to be a professional taster is no small task.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Sensory Spectrum's Gail Vance Civille and Judy Heylmun taste food professionally. They teach courses called "Identifying the Flavor Spectrum" and "Psychophysical Principals and Sensory Evaluation." Getting trained to be a professional taster is no small task. Sensory Spectrum uses the latest sensory research technology to provide education, scientific results and technical solutions to guide decision-makers in the fields of foods, beverages, oral health, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, fabrics, paper, household products, fragrances, and environmental odor control.

    Music break: I Am the Walrus by Adam Rodgers and David Gilmore

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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