Modern Hungers
What would a
Michelin Restaurant
on Mars serve?
Futurists live in extreme optimism (you can call it 'controlled delusion'). Extreme constraints (or no constraints) create conditions for extreme creativity. What does designing food for Mars tell us about our food futures on Earth? And also, why should we even care about Mars food when people are hungry here on Earth? How do we nourish and flourish Earth?
Evett – Menu
Creativity
In the early days of Mars colonization, if all produce is the same, how do you make food unique? Considering fine dining as an art, is the creative process enough to distinguish a standard meal on Mars from a special one?
Meju doughnut
(relevance: a visually striking dish)
Mastery
When Michelin began in 1921 as a single rating system, a star equated to a restaurant being defined as a fine dining establishment located in France. As years have gone by - two stars, three stars and bib gourmands were introduced worldwide. Do we send our masters up into space? How will Michelin will look on Mars?
Buckwheat Noodles
(relevance: a simple dish thats focus is on showcasing the technical skills of hand rolling and hand cutting noodles)
Time
If it took us around two million years to develop the concept of fine dining on our current planet, are we just rushing into it? Does a history on the planet need to be established first?
Aged Beef and Rice
(relevance: what makes this dish particularly special is every item has a deep rooted history in korea; doenjang; crystalised jang; native rice; and hanwoo)
Evett, Michelin Star Restaurant, Seoul (2024)
