A virtual event presented by the World Taste and Smell Association and STANA in honor of Sense of Smell Day.
This free, online event on Monday April 27 at Noon (Eastern) will explore how people with anosmia and smell dysfunction can still experience meaning, pleasure, and connection through food and fragrance.
We’ll examine how eating, self-expression, ritual, and identity extend beyond scent alone with featured speakers:
Joshna Maharaj, author of "Take Back the Tray" and a chef with smell dysfunction, on how taste, texture, temperature, trigeminal sensations, visual cues, and emotional connection can shape enjoyment of food even without smell
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Frauke Galia, of An Aromatic Life, who will explore how fragrance can remain meaningful through ritual, memory, aesthetics, trust, and personal identity, while also highlighting what the fragrance industry could do better for anosmic consumers.