[ghaff]

There's actually an interesting online Harvard course that uses cooking to illustrate (especially) chemistry principles. [1] The course isn't perfect but it's an interesting take on using something that many people do day-to-day as a way to introduce scientific concepts.

[1] https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/science-and-cooki...

[mncharity]

The lecture videos are online.[1] And if you're in Boston, are open to the public (though arrive early for the line, and samples often don't make it to the back of the room).

Teaching science and cooking together seems an underutilized opportunity. There's McGee's On Food and Cooking, but... hopefully there's something better now?

[1] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL546CD09EA2399DAB

[ghaff]

There's Cooking for Geeks (Jeff Potter from O'Reilly) which is pretty good although McGee is probably still the bible. Some of Alton Brown's is also pretty good.

TBH, a lot of Home Economics translated into more modern times and a more scientific basis would probably make for pretty good curriculum additions.