Steinbeisser x Healthyboyband, Vienna
On 5th and 6th of October 2019 Steinbeisser and the Healthy Boy Band brought the first edition of Experimental Gastronomy to Vienna. Chefs Lukas Mraz (Mraz & Sohn), Philip Rachinger (Mühltalhof) and Felix Schellhorn (Der Seehof) created a special organic vegan tasting menu in collaboration with ten artists who crafted custom cutlery and tableware especially for the occasion. Experimental Gastronomy is a unique immersive experience that brings together acclaimed chefs and artists to create an exciting and radically different way of enjoying food.
Impressions
Photography by http://thomasalbdorf.com
Healthy Boy Band
The three young chefs Lukas Mraz, Philip Rachinger and Felix Schellhorn, who met in 2016 at the culinary art festival Gelinaz!, set up the Healthy Boy Band. With their actions, they want to point out that cooking and gastronomy have a lot to do with art, craft, design and our society. For the premiere of Experimental Gastronomy they will perform and cook together for the first time in Vienna at the studio of the Austrian artist Constantin Luser. They will serve a plant-based (vegan) tasting menu created entirely with ingredients sourced from organic and biodynamic producers found in the Austria and the surrounding regions of Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Experimental Gastronomy
Why do we eat the way that we do and are there other options? With this question in mind Steinbeisser explores new ways to eat mindfully. Ten artists will work with us to seek answers by creating new kinds of cutlery and dishware that disrupt the conventions of dining. These unique pieces made from materials such as clay, cotton, metal, paper, and wood, will enrich the dining experience in the most unexpected way. The artworks will be exclusively for sale at the dinners and on jouwstore.com.
The artists
Cutlery: David Wolkerstorfer, Eija Mustonen and Jenni Sokura.
Dishware: David Louveau, Erik Haugsby, Gregor Titze, Lillian Tørlen, Lisa Fält, Petra Lindenbauer and Sofie Nørsteng.
Location:
Studio Constantin Luser, Meiereistrasse 3, 1020 Vienna, Austria
Photography:
http://thomasalbdorf.com
Steinbeisser was founded in 2009 by Jouw Wijnsma and Martin Kullik. In 2012 Steinbeisser launched the Experimental Gastronomy initiative based in Amsterdam and active around the world.
The Experimental Gastronomy brings together renowned chefs and artists for a one-of-a-kind culinary experience. Food and drinks are entirely plant-based (vegan) and sourced from local organic and biodynamic (Demeter) producers. Artists create cutlery and tableware that celebrates experimentation and the search for new ways to enjoy food. The dinners showcase contemporary cuisine at the highest level, uniting design, gastronomy, and nature.