3D-printing restaurant is a first in culinary history

Image: Food Ink

The foods used as 3D-printing material all have the right consistency to be piped through the robotic nozzle and transformed into an unusual but edible morsel. Using ingredients like hummus, mushy peas, chocolate, dough and cheese, Food Ink plan to create a gastronomic demonstration by making carefully plated dishes of food sculptures for daring diners.

The restaurant, which will only be open for three days, has acquired portable and multi-material Focus 3D printers from Dutch company byFlow to whip up its culinary creations. The next generation machine is able to print 64% faster than an average 3D printer – an important attribute when it comes to getting food out to customers quickly.

Could 3D-printed meals be the food of the future? The team at Food Ink have only just started exploring the various possibilities of the technology by experimenting with the link between 3D-printing design and culinary art.

“At Food Ink we create edible art prepared by the finest chefs with fresh natural ingredients and 3D-printed live using the revolutionary byFlow Focus 3D-printer,” says the company.