Menu From "World's Best Restaurant": Looks Like Mostly Crap That I Wouldn't Eat

[NewChief]

Holy jeezus. You heathens are dogging on Noma?

The whole point is that he's transforming food so that you're like, "WTF is this crap? That's not food!" then you eat it and are completely blown away by the flavors.

If you're actually interested in what Noma is all about, check out Bourdain's entire episode on Noma. It's on Netflix. This guy is doing insane shit with food. There's a boat in the harbor in Copenhagen that's known as the "food lab." They do insane shit like fermenting food for like 3 months just to see what it tastes like. This is their tumblr of what they eat, which is pretty cool: http://nflfamilymeal.tumblr.com/

Intro to the Bourdain episode is here:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/shows/a...gen/index.html

Watch it all on Netflix. Well worth the viewing.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Holy jeezus. You heathens are dogging on Noma?

The whole point is that he's transforming food so that you're like, "WTF is this crap? That's not food!" then you eat it and are completely blown away by the flavors.

If you're actually interested in what Noma is all about, check out Bourdain's entire episode on Noma. It's on Netflix. This guy is doing insane shit with food. There's a boat in the harbor in Copenhagen that's known as the "food lab." They do insane shit like fermenting food for like 3 months just to see what it tastes like. This is their tumblr of what they eat, which is pretty cool: http://nflfamilymeal.tumblr.com/

Intro to the Bourdain episode is here:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/shows/a...gen/index.html

Watch it all on Netflix. Well worth the viewing.

Fried Bee Larvae with Lovage and Peas, and with Blackberries

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

Fried Bee Larvae with Lovage and Peas, and with Blackberries

I bet it tastes amazing, and I'd love to try it. If it sucks... oh well. At least it wasn't a shitty, boring meal that I'd had before but stuffed in my face without thinking about what I was eating.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I bet it tastes amazing, and I'd love to try it. If it sucks... oh well. At least it wasn't a shitty, boring meal that I'd had before but stuffed in my face without thinking about what I was eating.

You don't really have to collect bugs, or ferment fish parts, to make a decent meal. Many foods are very appealing without placing flowers on them.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

You don't really have to collect bugs, or ferment fish parts, to make a decent meal. Many foods are very appealing without placing flowers on them.

Of course you don't have to in order to make a decent meal. But you CAN. And that's freaking cool.

[listopencil]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Of course you don't have to in order to make a decent meal. But you CAN. And that's freaking cool.

I wouldn't say it is necessarily cool. Earlier I posted a pic of their "flower tart." It looks like someone picked wildflowers and shoved them into a pita pocket. That's not food. That's not something that you charge people money for. That's something a four year old does in the back yard while waiting for lunch. Look, I have four siblings. Decades ago, while we were all very young, my brother tricked my sister into eating a mud pie. This became one of those familial stories that we refer to often because it highlights my brother's mean streak and my sister's tendency to be gullible. They both still possess these traits and we think that we should have recognized this even then. Now you'll have me believe that my brother isn't occasionally an asshole, rather that he's a master chef. I'm not buying it.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by listopencil

I wouldn't say it is necessarily cool. Earlier I posted a pic of their "flower tart." It looks like someone picked wildflowers and shoved them into a pita pocket. That's not food. That's not something that you charge people money for. That's something a four year old does in the back yard while waiting for lunch. Look, I have four siblings. Decades ago, while we were all very young, my brother tricked my sister into eating a mud pie. This became one of those familial stories that we refer to often because it highlights my brother's mean streak and my sister's tendency to be gullible. They both still possess these traits and we think that we should have recognized this even then. Now you'll have me believe that my brother isn't occasionally an asshole, rather that he's a master chef. I'm not buying it.

Do you think what the four year old does tastes good? I would bet that what the chef at Noma did does. I bet you would eat it and say, "Holy shit. I can't believe that a bunch of flowers in a pita tastes like this."

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Holy jeezus. You heathens are dogging on Noma?

The whole point is that he's transforming food so that you're like, "WTF is this crap? That's not food!" then you eat it and are completely blown away by the flavors.

If you're actually interested in what Noma is all about, check out Bourdain's entire episode on Noma. It's on Netflix. This guy is doing insane shit with food. There's a boat in the harbor in Copenhagen that's known as the "food lab." They do insane shit like fermenting food for like 3 months just to see what it tastes like. This is their tumblr of what they eat, which is pretty cool: http://nflfamilymeal.tumblr.com/

Intro to the Bourdain episode is here:
http://edition.cnn.com/video/shows/a...gen/index.html

Watch it all on Netflix. Well worth the viewing.

I wish I'd gotten the chance to eat at El Bulli.