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.
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Sprinkles |
Icycle |
Coolhaus |
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Green Truck |
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Let's Be Frank |
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Tacos Ariza |
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1:00-1:30 |
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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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
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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 San Francisco, CA
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2:30-3:00 |
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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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 |
Mariella Balbi Chocolatier Guanni Chocolates - Guanni Organic Southern CA |
Molly Gean Co-Owner Harry's Berries Ventura, CA
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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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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 | ||||