THE COUNTER KITCHEN
a collaboration between Undesigning/Brooke Singer + Stefani Bardin at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center
In the Counter Kitchen (TCK) we will be turning things upside down from the inside-out. Science and marketing have made product labels nearly impossible to decode. Learn how to reverse engineer your favorite food, personal care and household products using TCK tools and measurement systems. We will simultaneously turn you into a translator, detective, chemist and cook. Stop by to take a whiff, stay a while to help us in the kitchen, bring a product for us to explore, redesign a product for the cook-off or even judge "best in show."
TCK's first installation is December 2010 at Eyebeam. Here are the highlights. Check back soon for more info and documentation.
Hunter Math and Science High School One-Day Cookshop
December 3rd, 2010
Twenty-five high school students from Hunter Math and Science High School in Manhattan are joining us in the kitchen on Saturday, Decmber 3. We are going to share what's cooking in TCK and then turn our focus to the students' very favorite foods and personal care products. Using TCK tools, the students will investigate their select products from the inside-out and remake the packaging based on findings. So you CAN judge a packaged good by its wrapping. We will travel up the block to Gagosian to see the current Robert Rauschenberg show to get some inspiration in the way of collage making. Don't you wish you were in Hunter High?!
Dr. Jessica Mudry, The One Calorie Challenge
December 3, 2010 at 3pm
Also on December 3rd, Dr. Jessica Mudry, Assistant Professor of Technical Communication, and Society and Technology at Concordia University, will lead us through "The One Calorie Challenge." We know calories are in all foods, but we don't really see them. This challenge attempts to isolate *a* calorie, though an interactive weight station. The goal here is to see a calorie, and to think about how a calorie of broccoli looks different than a calorie of butter.
TCK at Eyebeam's Holiday Mixer
December 11, 2010 from 3-6pm
Bring a product to the kitchen for us to explore with you. Or, simply stop by and sample what is in the works and on the countertop during this festive Holiday Mixer!
TCK Hosts Two "Buttery Smooth" Workshops in March at Eyebeam
March 12 from 2-4pm & March 19 from 12-2
Brooke Singer and Stefani Bardin of the The Counter Kitchen welcome two special guests on March 12 and 19. Join them in the kitchen and learn how to reverse-engineer your favorite food and personal care products. Become a translator, detective, chemist, and cook as you help them decode and remake Johnson & Johnson® Baby Lotion and Breyers® Ice Cream. Mmm, buttery and smooth. Each workshop costs $10 per person, which includes admission, tastes, take-aways, and recipes. More info here.
