Print your next meal?

Natural Machines, a Spanish start-up, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a 3D printer devoted entirely to food – so you would be able to print your meal not just the menu. The Foodini – which is in theory capable of printing any dish – has already demonstrated its ability to produce pizza, brownies, burgers and other dishes. It has empty capsules that users will fill with raw or cooked ingredients according to the recipe. The machine then takes care of the rest, ensuring that each ingredient is properly dosed and added in exactly the right place – sounds a bit like a bread machine… According to the company […]

Not your oridinary chocolate Easter eggs

Design houses like Roberto Cavalli and Armani are creating some of the chicest Easter eggs on the block, enrobing confectionery in animal-inspired prints and wrapping their Easter collections with a pink sash. Cavalli’s springtime ode, for instance, comes in the form of a trio of zebra and giraffe-inspired white, milk and dark chocolate eggs that contain a pendant gift. The 140-gram egg carries a luxury price tag at €49/$68. Eggs can be purchased online and are shipped within Europe but are also carried at the designer’s Florentine coffee shop Caffe Giacosa, an historic 19th century landmark that has served nobles and Italian royalty. Armani Dolci’s Easter collection is also a […]