Future Food chefs Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche
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Chef Homaro Cantu
Chef Homaro Cantu is blazing the way into the new era of postmodern cuisine. A scientist at heart, Cantu is driven by insatiable curiosity and endless possibilities. Sometimes called a "techno chef" and a "real life Willy Wonka," Cantu happily identifies himself as a cook. But this title only scratches the surface of his talents. Cantu lives to take food to the next level, meeting taste and scientific challenges that lead to original and unique creations.
Cantu shatters the traditional rules of the kitchen and looks to entice 21st century diners to embrace unimaginable yet excitingly edible creations. At his Chicago-based restaurant, MOTO, Cantu ensures that dining is more than a culinary experience. His dishes stretch the imagination and take his guests on a culinary adventure from the very first bite. He even has patents pending on some of his most ingenious inventions!
But creativity isn't the only thing on the menu—rest assured Cantu's creations are delicious too.
Chef Ben Roche
Chef Ben Roche, Executive Pastry Chef of Moto, is well known for his creativity and ingenuity in the field of pastry arts.
Ben Roche discovered a fascination with the scientific process early on, conducting experiments such as creating Alka Seltzer "bombs" as a boy in his best friend's kitchen. Roche brings this this same excitement for experimentation to MOTO where he creates technically innovative and "explosive" desserts. With love of science and his culinary degree, Roche is right at home at MOTO, where the kitchen resembles a lab with tanks of nitrogen gas, helium and liquid nitrogen.
Chef Roches's involvement with food does not stop at the kitchen level, he is also an instrumental collaborator with Cantu Designs—which is currently working on innovative food products for consumer outlets, medical applications and developing nations.
