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    The Breathable Cocktail

    Sam Bompas and Harry Parr are Bompas & Parr , based in London.  One of their latest projects is "Alcoholic Architecture."  Participants walked into a thick fog of gin and tonic.  Sam and Harry worked with doctors and engineers to measure the exact amount of cocktail that would be absorbed.  Viewers left the exhibit feeling as though they drank…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Sam Bompas and Harry Parr are Bompas & Parr, based in London. One of their latest projects is "Alcoholic Architecture." Participants walked into a thick fog of gin and tonic. Sam and Harry worked with doctors and engineers to measure the exact amount of cocktail that would be absorbed. Viewers left the exhibit feeling as though they drank an actual gin and tonic.

    Bompas and Parr also make fine English jellies, called Jello in the U.S. The jellies are molded into scaled architectural structures.

    A Razor, A Shiny Knife and Fiona Leahy Design for the Black Banquet.

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    The Breathable Gin and Tonic; Pie Crust; How to Annoy Your Waiter
    1. 0:00The Market Report
    2. 6:36The Breathable CocktailYou’re reading this
    3. 13:31Waiter Rant
    4. 22:03The Psychology of Eating Meat
    5. 29:10Bugs as Meat
    6. 36:57The Cactus Eater
    7. 45:00It's All About the Flour
    8. 51:52The Life of a Swordfish
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Candace Moyer

      Producer of Good Food and Special Projects

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    The Breathable Gin and Tonic; Pie Crust; How to Annoy Your Waiter
    1. 0:00The Market Report
    2. 6:36The Breathable CocktailYou’re reading this
    3. 13:31Waiter Rant
    4. 22:03The Psychology of Eating Meat
    5. 29:10Bugs as Meat
    6. 36:57The Cactus Eater
    7. 45:00It's All About the Flour
    8. 51:52The Life of a Swordfish
    Back to Good Food