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posted by janrinok on Monday January 02 2017, @03:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the now-they-know-what-you-eat-too dept.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/28/apple-ipads-used-as-plates-at-pricey-michelin-starred-san-francisco-restaurant-quince/

At Quince, San Francisco's highly regarded and Michelin triple-starred restaurant, $220 buys you a stunning fixed-price supper including caviar, cold-water lobster, venison and "A Dog in Search of Gold."

The latter dish, crispy white truffle croquettes, is served atop an iPad. The screen runs video of a dog hunting for truffles in a forest.

"Living in San Francisco for over 20 years, I have witnessed the tech boom and I wanted to combine a little bit of gastronomy with technology and a little bit of education," said Quince chef Michael Tusk. "The idea was simply about taking the guest on a voyage to being out truffle hunting and then having a moment when the truffle is dug from the ground."

[...] The food sits on a screen atop the iPad, and the screen is sterilized after every use, he said. "The food does not directly sit on top of the iPad," he said.

The protective screen allows them to hand out silverware instead of plastic forks.


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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by cheshire on Monday January 02 2017, @12:51PM

    by cheshire (1507) on Monday January 02 2017, @12:51PM (#448482)
    Food is a basic need and there is certainly imagery surrounding it, though that symbolism may vary a lot among different people.

    Food photography [digital-photography-school.com] is big for a lot of people and I think color contrast [designlovr.com] plays an important role. In that second link consider the picture of simple 'fruit loops', a fairly generic processed cereal that has a more distinctive look because of the different colors. Berries are often a different color from the surrounding foliage in nature so having something that draws attention to them may help or hurt depending on what is done -- it would be interesting to find out if actively changing colors improves the experience or make it worse.

    The video Quince is using isn't bad (the cheap looking stuff on the plate is another matter) since dogs and nature have a positive association for many people so relating that back to food in a non-confrontational way is effective. A lot of people do watch 'food' shows on television, maybe a recorded video of their given dish being prepared would be positive for them too?

    Food symbolism [bbc.co.uk] is important in many cultures, so video or slides of an event associated with food may be effective.

    A potentially amusing application may be the use of weight sensors - as the platter has stuff removed from it, it changes color or moves to a different display. If it starts out a steady green and changes to a flashing red as the food is gone, that might be used as a reminder to servers to check on a table, or it might be a way of discouraging people from eating too much in the first place. If the plate acts 'angry' at you for eating that may well change the experience.

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