What is a culinologist?

The term culinology was coined by Winston Riley, former president and a founder of the Research Chefs Association (RCA), to describe and formalize the fusion of two disciplines - culinary art and food technology. This was not an arbitrary or frivolous notion on Chef Riley's part. Instead, it recognized the birth and evolution of a critical new expertise in the food industry - the ability to efficiently and economically manufacture restaurant-quality "convenience foods" that actually look and taste like food served in a restaurant. The term culinology was coined by Winston Riley, former president and a founder of the Research Chefs Association (RCA), to describe and formalize the fusion of two disciplines - culinary art and food technology. This was not an arbitrary or frivolous notion on Chef Riley's part. Instead, it recognized the birth and evolution of a critical new expertise in the food industry - the ability to efficiently and economically manufacture restaurant-quality "convenience foods" that actually look and taste like food served in a restaurant.

A culinologist is one practices culinology.