Category Archives: Food & Art

Illustrated Bites

Heather Diane is an illustrator and sign painter living in Berkeley, California. She has created the Illustrated Bites blog to share her two loves of imaging making and food. This blog is a celebration of all things delicious. Here is … Continue reading

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Modernist Cuisine is nominated for a James Beard Award and an IACP Award

We are pleased to announce that Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking has been nominated for two prestigious book awards. Yesterday we heard the good news that Modernist Cuisine has received a nomination for a 2012  James Beard Award. … Continue reading

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The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

March seems like great a month to visit Melbourne. The city is hosting it’s annual food and wine festival, during which over 300 events take place in a variety of venues as well as spilling into the rest of the region … Continue reading

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Coming soon: EDIBLE- The Taste of Things to Come

Modernist Cuisine’s very own Scott Heimendinger aka Seattle Food Geek will be making an appearance at the opening of Dublin Science Gallery‘s EDIBLE exhibition which takes place this week. EDIBLE is based on the future of food and looks at … Continue reading

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Modernist Cuisine in Esquire US and The New York Times

There has been a flurry of very exciting Modernist Cuisine press from the US over the past few days.  Here’s a quick round up of two highlights: Food journalist John Mariani mentioned the book on his Eat Like a Man … Continue reading

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Loftus Lens- Foodie Snap Pak

At Spoon HQ we’ve been long been a fan of the Hipstamatic app for the iphone/ipad, so we were excited to learn that the almost legendary (becoming more so with this latest news) food photographer David Loftus has partnered with … Continue reading

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Modernist Cuisine nominated for a Wallpaper* Design Award 2012

We got some exciting news at Spoon HQ this morning- Modernist Cuisine has been shortlisted for a Wallpaper* Design Award! The awards which take place in February and are judged by a prestigious, international panel including the artist Grayson Perry, architect Rafael Vinoly and … Continue reading

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An introduction to Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana

On a Saturday night, a couple of weeks ago, Massimo Bottura kindly talked a group of friends into relinquishing their table in the restaurant (they graciously accepted a table in his experimental kitchen instead). The kitchen team were in high … Continue reading

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Massimo Bottura celebrates 3 Michelin stars in Modena, Italy

Two weeks ago, chef Massimo Bottura was awarded a 3rd Michelin star for his restaurant, Osteria Francescana. It was the only new 3-star in Italy. There are now seven 3-stars in the country. It also the first time in Michelin … Continue reading

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The Art of English Cuisine: Joël Penkman

Like Caitlin at Urban Grocer, everyone here at Spoon HQ has a huge soft spot for any collaboration between food and illustration. First we discovered The Food Illustrator Project by David Meldrum and now through our friends at Urban Grocer, … Continue reading

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