Ivan Amato: Vanilla Reef. I recrystallized onto a microscope slide the primary flavor note of vanilla, known as vanillin (aka C8H8O3). It was first isolated and crystallized in 1858, just before Darwin’s Origin of Species was published. The area covered by these formations could fit on a ladybug's underbelly.

Vanilla Reef. I recrystallized onto a microscope slide the primary flavor note of vanilla, known as vanillin (aka C8H8O3). It was first isolated and crystallized in 1858, just before Darwin’s Origin of Species was published. The area covered by these formations could fit on a ladybug's underbelly.