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Square Meal. Whether you're a food-loving designer or a design-loving foodie, don't miss these special events at Dwell on Design!
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From the concept behind a fabulous restaurant experience to the architecture of a well-plated dish, design touches the culinary world in countless ways. In 2008 Dwell created the Square Meal section as a place in which to explore the intersection of food and design. Beginning with the feats of gastroengineering found at Alinea restaurant in Chicago and most recently checking out urban beekeeping on the rooftops of Toronto's, Square Meal has become a regular feature in the pages of Dwell.
At this year's Dwell on Design in Los Angeles, we're bringing Square Meal to life with a series of special food-related events and programming. On Friday evening, June 26 The American Institute of Architect's Annual Restaurant Design Awards will be held at Dwell on Design.
On Saturday evening, June 27, we'll be corralling some of LA's favorite mobile eateries for the city's first mobile restaurant row as part of our Night at the Movies. The temporary street food bazaar will include a classic taco truck, a modern hot dog cart, organic fast food, ice cream sandwiches, and more.
Square Meal continues on Sunday, June 28, with an afternoon full of panels and demonstrations, moderated by Dwell editor Sarah Rich and KCRW's Evan Kleiman, host of the popular radio show Good Food. We'll speak with the designer of San Francisco's famous Slow Food Nation Victory Garden, the founder of the new independent food magazine Meatpaper, the editor of the cult favorite food blog Tastespotting.com, a self-taught expert in the science-focused field of "modern cooking," and many more.
Square Meal - On Stage Sunday 28 June
Venue: Design Innovation Forum on the exhibition floor at Dwell on Design.
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The Gestalt of Meat: From Art to Eating
Meat. It's many things to many people. From slaughter to sustenance this panel takes a look at how we react to meat and how art and information can mediate our interaction with it.
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Charlie Grosso
Photographer
Charlie Studio
Los Angeles, CA
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Sasha Wizansky
Co-Founder
Meatpaper
San Francisco, CA
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Neal Fraser
Co-Owner
Grace Restaurant, BLD Restaurant
Los Angeles, CA
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Moderator: Evan Kleiman
Chef-Owner
Angeli Caffe
Los Angeles, CA
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1:30-2:00 |
The Food Network: Social Media and the Way We Eat
For many a web-savvy urbanite, Twitter has become the new dinner bell. While we still can't enjoy a fabulous meal virtually (and with we luck never will), wired gastronomes have built a vast online culinary community that serves up everything but the food itself. Bloggers, Tweeters, and nomadic restauranteurs offer some plainspeak about how the Internet is feeding a movement.
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Sarah J. Gim
Editor
Tastespotting
Los Angeles, CA
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Mark Manguera
Founder
Kogi Korean BBQ Truck
Los Angeles, CA
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Freya Estreller
Co-Founder
Coolhaus and Farchitecture
Los Angeles, CA
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Mike Prasad
Brand/New Media Director
Kogi BBQ
Los Angeles, CA
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Moderator:
Sarah Rich
Editor
Dwell
San Francisco, CA
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2:00-2:30 |
Victory Garden and the City
In the summer of 2008, an old post-war tradition was revived in San Francisco with the planting of a 10,000-square-foot Victory Garden in front of City Hall. A symbol of sustainability and self-sufficiency, the garden became something of a character in itself—a member of the San Francisco community. Come hear Victory Garden designer John Bela talk about planning, planting, and harvesting this epic, edible landscape.
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John Bela
Founder/Director
Rebar
San Francisco, CA
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Modern Taste: The Creative Potential of the Home Cook
An active culinary counterculture has coalesced recently around underground dining events that deliberately diverge from the restaurant experience. Michael Cirino will discuss how the freedom of cooking at home expands the boundaries of creativity in food preparation and design, and how modern cooking equipment and techniques allow the highest level of haute cuisine to be created in a home kitchen.
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Michael Cirino
Founder
A Razor, A Shiny Knife
Brooklyn, NY
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Moderator:
Evan Kleiman
Chef-Owner
Angeli Caffe
Los Angeles, CA
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3:00-3:30 |
Freshly Picked: LA's Thriving Farmer's Markets
In a city that seems to go on forever, the country is not so far away. Southern California farmers having been bringing their produce into LA for decades, but the city's market scene has reached new heights of popularity as the local food movement takes root. Hear straight from the farmers about the strength of LA's urban-rural connection.
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Laura Avery
Manager
Santa Monica Farmers Markets
Santa Monica, CA
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Bridget Bueche
Southern CA Exec. Chef & Marketing MNGR
Sub Zero Wolf
Los Angeles, CA
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Mariella Balbi
Chocolatier
Guanni Chocolates - Guanni Organic
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Molly Gean
Co-Owner
Harry's Berries
Ventura, CA
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Moderator:
Evan Kleiman
Chef-Owner
Angeli Caffe
Los Angeles, CA
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Square Meal in Process Demonstrations Sunday 28 June
Venue: Valcucine Sustainable Kitchen
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12:00-12:30 |
Little Flower Makes Candy
Candy pro Christine Moore shows the stages of lollipop making. From hot sugar syrup to molding to chilling, it's a exercise in precision that turns a few cups of sugar into a sweet work of art. |
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Christine Moore
Owner
Little Flower Candy Co.
Pasadena, CA
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12:30-1:00 |
Demonstration: How to Cook an Egg (Exactly How You Want It)
In this demonstration, Michael Cirino will display all of the stages an egg goes through as it is cooked to very specific temperatures (54C-74C), explaining how achieving a perfectly cooked egg is just a matter of learning a little science.
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Michael Cirino
Founder
A Razor, A Shiny Knife
Brooklyn, NY
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