POV: You're your way out of another "what's for dinner?" crisis. Join us on Saturday 6 June at VIBE CODE MEAL PREP: A food-futuring workshop, 14.00 – 17.00 CEST at The Hmm's studio.
The Center for Genomic Gastronomy is bringing a new experiment to our studio: a food-futuring workshop. And it's basically: what if AI could help you cook like you're cosplaying four different internet nutritional aesthetics at once? We're talking Biomaxxing (optimise those micronutrients), Doomer Food (we're all going to eat crickets eventually), Spice Combinatorics (flavour theory but make it algorithmic), and (the startup approach to, uh, not starving).
Here's how it works:
- You bring a photo of your actual fridge (or your weekly shopping list if you're between grocery runs) plus one ingredient that means something to you.
- We'll taste-test some weird stuff, play with LLMs and prompt engineering tools, and work in small groups to generate personalised AI recipes that graft together hyperlocal plants, alternative proteins, and global commodities into something you'd actually want to eat.
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- You'll leave with 4 unique recipes to try at home – and maybe share with whatever online food discourse communities you're lurking in.
No cooking or coding experience needed. Check out more about the programme and reserve one of the limited spots via our website.
Meet the hosts 👩🍳 🧑🍳
Leading the workshop are Cathrine Kramer & Zack Denfeld, two artists dedicated to advancing knowledge at the intersection of food, culture, ecology, and technology. Since founding the Center for Genomic Gastronomy in 2010, they've been examining the and biodiversity of human food systems, driven by questions about what we eat, why we eat it, and what could be different. They present their research through public lectures, publications, meals, and exhibitions.
Stuff you should know
📅 Date: Saturday 6 June 2026
🕗 Times: 14.00 – 17.00 CEST
📍 Location: The Hmm studio, NDSM-plein 125, 1033 WC Amsterdam
🎟 Tickets: €12,50 regular, €9,50 students
🗣️ This workshop is conducted in English.
You can find information about physical accessibility at The Hmm’s studio here.
This workshop is part of our ongoing series of experimental studio sessions supported by Creative Industries Fund NL.
Thanks for reading. Hope to see you soon!
