Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Food / Yasunobu Tomita (JP), Takeshi Kawanishi (JP), Michael Steininger (AT)/ Photo: tom mesic
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Data Art & Science (DAS) Workshop: Food

Takeshi Kawanishi (JP), Yasunobu Tomita (JP), Yoshio Okumura (JP), Michael Steininger (AT), Werner Traxler (AT)

Restaurant Muto
Fri 6. Sep 2024 12:00 – 14:00

Culinary Mastery meets Data Art & Science (DAS)

Join us at Muto in Linz for a unique workshop blending culinary mastery and data science. Experience the expertise of a sushi master, a fermentation specialist, a sake producer and the masterful craft of Muto’s chefs, as they reveal their trade.

This unique event is part of the Data Art and Science (DAS) Project, where art and data science come together to show how, for example, monitoring and nurturing natural and cultural processes elevates local cuisine to an extraordinary level.

Language: EN
Tickets: € 50
Registration: required, please register below

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Location: Restaurant Muto, Altstadt 7, 4020 Linz

Max. 16

Bios

  • Photo: Takeshi Kawanishi

    Takeshi Kawanishi

    JP

    Takeshi Kawanishi is the president and head chef of Hisago Sushi, a sushi restaurant in Omi-hachiman, Shiga Prefecture of Japan. He inherited the river fish cuisine of Lake Biwa. Winner of numerous culinary competitions, Kawanishi has given special lectures at the Milan Expo in Italy and Michigan in the US, and is a visiting professor at Ryukoku University, promoting Japanese cuisine and local food culture to the world.

  • Photo: Yasunobu Tomita

    Yasunobu Tomita

    JP

    Yasunobu Tomita is the president and chief brewer of the 15th generation of the Tomita Shuzo Inc, Nagahama, Shiga. After working for a manufacturer in Tokyo, he began working in the family business of sake brewing in 2002. In cooperation with local farmers, they brew local sake, focusing on the water, rice and environment of the Kohoku region. They are also actively engaged in activities to promote the charms of the region through sake.

  • Photo: Yoshio Okumura

    Yoshio Okumura

    JP

    Yoshio Okumura is the Representative Director of “Okumura Tsukudani” in Omi-hachiman, Shiga Prefecture. He makes and sells “funazushi” and “tsukudani,” traditional foods made from lake fish caught in Lake Biwa using traditional methods. He is also involved in efforts to combat food loss and projects to preserve traditional foods for future generations.

Credits

Toyota Coniq Alpha, Shiga University, Ars Electronica Futurelab