Head of the Crossmodal Research Lab Professor Charles Spence offers his top tips for the perfect Christmas Meal, after 25 year of gastrophysical tinkering.

Learn about the fascinating world of crossmodal perception here: https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/research/cro...

The work cited:

Michel, C., Velasco, C. & Spence, C. Cutlery matters: heavy cutlery enhances diners’ enjoyment of the food served in a realistic dining environment. Flavour 4, 26 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13411-015-00...

Velasco, C., Balboa, D., Marmolejo-Ramos, F. & Spence, C. Crossmodal effect of music and odor pleasantness on olfactory quality perception Frontiers in Psychology 5, (2014) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01352

With thanks to Somerville College, Oxford.