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Food & Beverage

Sci-fi Foods

On March 21, London-based gastronomic duo Bompas & Parr teamed up with US domestic appliance company KitchenAid to stage A Culinary Odyssey – an interactive event that prototyped the fantastical food of the future. Stylus sipped on Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters and soaked up the alchemistic atmosphere at the Planetary Bar.

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28 Mar 2012
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