i always love your writing, but i have a question:

it's been pretty scientifically proven that smell is intricately tied to taste - in fact people without a normal sense of smell don't actually taste the same range of flavors as the rest of us. so... if someone had an enhanced sense of taste, wouldn't that perforce mean an enhanced sense of smell?

obviously, your universe, your rules, but i am curious on that point (because i'm a dork).

-bs