Flash-Frozen Hot Chocolate

The Anti-Griddle allows you to instantly freeze almost anything, while keeping the center still gooey.

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You’ve seen them around—waiting for the elusive email from El Bulli, snatching up tableware designed for Alinea, and ordering food-grade sodium alginate. They’re the fans of molecular gastronomy—mad scientists...

and some toy work (e.g. smoke gun, anti-griddle) during my last meal a few months back. Guess it depends on what you’re in the mood for, but I wouldn’t say no to either. Better chances for parking at Madre though...

was followed by a Meyer Lemon Lollipop made on-the-fly using the Grant Achatz-inspired “anti-griddle”…fabulous. For a restaurant so new, staffed by such a young team, I have to give Joshua credit for getting so many of the details...