Lady’s Review of Molecular Gastronomy 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’ve 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 Akelarre in San Sebastian, Spain. But I’ve never gone to a dinner party where molecular gastronomy was involved. Not until this week, that is.

Table at a molecular gastronomy dinner at Somerset House in London

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