The future is now. Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche.

As you know, I love Homaro Cantu. I think that he and Ben Roche are two of the most inspiring, creative minds out there today. I had the pleasure of eating at Moto, enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the kitchen and all of the cool systems they have installed (including the creepiness of seeing a photo of myself and a "no avocado, no bananas" icon), and got to chat a bit with Chef Cantu back in May 2010. Since that time, the Moto guys have continued to be superproductive, and, hopefully soon, will be bringing some of their innovations to a more accessible market.

When one considers the function of the animal (eat, metabolize, reproduce), it is impossible to exclude that as animals, eating is central to the human experience. It is tied up in expectations, learned behaviors, culture, and social behavior and meaning. A great problem facing us globally today is the effect of our often locust-like need to consume.

Consumption doesn't necessarily require decimation. And this is where Cantu comes in. Check out the lecture from TEDx in Chicago, Cantu and Roche's home town. It is a fun summary of some of their most recent projects, and a look at the hopefully more fruitful and healthy future.