After Dark: Gastronomy April 5, 2012

Come discover the high-tech end of the culinary world at After Dark: Gastronomy on Thursday, April 5, 2012, from 6 to 10 pm. You are invited to eat with your eyes, taste with your nose, and savor through your fingertips. In the spirit of Modernist Cuisine, a sumptuous, six-volume record of science-inspired cooking techniques, After Dark: Gastronomy explores how surprise and innovation can transform our experience of food. Guests will engage in food-themed activities and see demonstrations, including how liquid nitrogen ice cream and fruit juice “caviar” are made. Find out if you are a “supertaster,” learn the cultural history of the orange and much more. After Dark is for adults 18 years and older.

Official Website: http://press.exploratorium.edu/after-dark-gastronomy-april-5-2012/