A Lady in London

Molecular gastronomy, the art of playing with people’s palates by creating new ways of presenting familiar flavors, has taken the culinary world by storm. I have eaten at my share of dining establishments dedicated to the chemistry of cuisine, including dinner at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck in England and a meal at the three Michelin starred Akelare in San Sebastian, Spain. But I’ve never gone to a dinner party where molecular gastronomy was involved. Not until this week, that is.

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A few weeks ago the UK celebrated London Cocktail Week. Unfortunately, the festivities overlapped with both the London Restaurant Festival and London Chocolate Week (why they all had to happen concurrently is beyond me). I was so busy with events for the restaurant festival that I didn’t get a chance to attend any Cocktail Week parties. Thankfully, I have since been able to visit several London cocktail bars to atone for my sins of omission.

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