Weird Science in the Kitchen

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Watching "Iron Chef America" tonight (Still dream of culinary school one day) and saw this guy...Homaru Cantu. Haven't had one bite of his food and he's my new favorite chef. Sort of a Thomas Keller meets Mr. Wizard meets mad Dr. Frankenstein.

He's thinking about food in some of the most interesting ways I've ever seen. The guy uses class IV lasers, liquid nitrogen, edible menus, and vegetable inks to print pictures on food just to name a few things.

What struck me was how much this guy is like some of the best planners and creatives I know. He questions everything and looks for inspiration outside of the world of food. And what really struck me were his comments about how they control the entire experince of dining much like a director controls a movie and he has his cooks wait tables to make the experience more interesting.

I think this guy could quite possibly become the Steve Jobs of the food world very soon.

Here's another article about him with some great stuff on his background...

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/105/open_food-cantu.html