Food innovation

During my most recent trip back to Japan, I had a chance to do some proper train travelling, indulging in several ekiben or station bentos along the way. Here's a brief report, plus what you need to know if you try your own train and ekiben trip.

The Vitamix FoodCycler turns kitchen waste into fertilizer overnight—but that's only part of its appeal.

Print it and eat it.

Weird and wonderful immersive dining experiences in pop-up spaces have become _très à la mode_ in recent years. Leading the way in performative eating, food design and installation is Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang. Over the last decade she has amassed an impressive and tasty looking portfolio, featuring design experiences such as a pasta sauna, and my favourite, a dough “tablecloth” that cooked under angle poise lamps, which the diners ripped through to get at their meal. We had to speak…

For the average consumer, food packaging is nothing more than a necessary evil to keep their produce safe. Food containers aren't there to be admired or appreciated, and it'll end up in the recycle bin just as soon as the box or package is empty. But as you can see from these intuitive and innovative food package designs of cool products, that doesn't have to be the case.

Functional Yet Futuristic Packaging Makes Haven's Kitchen Sauces Look Like Gourmet Space Food — The Dieline | Packaging & Branding Design & Innovation

Faux fish and magic mushrooms may appear on more plates next year: here are our predictions for 2023 food trends

In today's fast-paced world, where life is often synonymous with perpetual motion, the desire to reconnect with nature and savor the fruits of one's labor is st